The soundscape
Subtitle: our sonic environment and the tuning of the world
By: R. Murray Schafer.
Publisher: Destiny Books; Distributed to the book trade in the United States by American International Distribution Corp.
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Rochester, Vt; [United States]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Music -- Acoustics and physics.; Sound.; Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
Description: The natural soundscape - The sounds of life - The rural soundscape - From town to city - The industrial revolution - The electric revolution - Music, the soundscape and changing perceptions - Notation - Classification - Perception - Morphology - Symbolism - Noise - Listening - The acoustic community - Rhythm and tempo in the soundscape - The acoustic designer - The soniferous garden - Silence - The music beyond.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: The tuning of the world. New York : Knopf, 1977.