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Copyright © 1977,1994 by R. Murray Schafer
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Schafer, R. Murray.
[Tuning of the World]
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
Preface
Introduction
P ART O NE : F IRST S OUNDSCAPES
ONE:
The Natural Soundscape
TWO:
The Sounds of Life
THREE:
The Rural Soundscape
FOUR:
From Town to City
P ART T WO : T HE P OST -I NDUSTRIAL S OUNDSCAPE
FIVE:
The Industrial Revolution
SIX:
The Electric Revolution
I NTERLUDE
SEVEN:
Music, the Soundscape and Changing Perceptions
P ART T HREE : A NALYSIS
EIGHT:
Notation
NINE:
Classification
TEN:
Perception
ELEVEN:
Morphology
TWELVE:
Symbolism
THIRTEEN:
Noise
P ART F OUR : T OWARD A COUSTIC D ESIGN
FOURTEN:
Listening
FIFTEEN:
The Acoustic Community
SIXTEEN:
Rhythm and Tempo in the Soundscape
SEVENTEN:
The Acoustic Designer
EIGHTEEN:
The Soniferous Garden
NINETEEN:
Silence
EPILOGUE:
The Music Beyond
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
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