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The soundscape : our sonic environment and the tuning of the world / R. Murray Schafer
p. cm.
Originally published: The tuning of the world. New York : Knopf, 1977.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 978-1-59477-668-7
1. Music—Acoustics and physics. 2. Sound. 3. Music—Philosophy and aesthetics. I. Title.
ML3805.S3 1994
781.2—dc20
93-6392
CIP
MN
Table of Contents
P ART O NE : F IRST S OUNDSCAPES
P ART T WO : T HE P OST -I NDUSTRIAL S OUNDSCAPE
Music, the Soundscape and Changing Perceptions
P ART F OUR : T OWARD A COUSTIC D ESIGN
Rhythm and Tempo in the Soundscape
Appendix I: Sample Sound Notation Systems
Appendix II: International Sound Preference Survey
Glossary of Soundscape Terms
Footnotes
Notes
A Note About the Author
A Note About the Type
About the Author
About Inner Traditions
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