The Tuning of the WorldKnopf, 1977 - 301 pagine The soundscape is our acoustic environment, the ever-present noises with which we all live. The author suggests that we now suffer from acoustical overload and are less able to hear the nuances and subtleties of sound. Our task, he maintains, is to listen, analyze and make distinctions in spite of sound pollution. |
Sommario
FIRST SOUNDSCAPES | 13 |
The Sounds of Life | 29 |
The Rural Soundscape | 43 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | The Tuning of the World Borzoi book |
| Autore | R. Murray Schafer |
| Editore | Knopf, 1977 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 4 nov 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394409663, 9780394409665 |
| Lunghezza | 301 pagine |
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