The Soundscape - The Tuning of the World (Schafer)

Series: Art & Music

The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World — R. Murray Schafer

R. Murray Schafer examines the changing sonic environments in which people live.

He follows the transformation from natural and rural sounds to industrial and urban noise.

Listening becomes a way to study how communities experience their surroundings.

The book distinguishes sounds that enrich an environment from those that overwhelm it.

Schafer develops an approach to acoustic design aimed at healthier and more attentive soundscapes.

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