The Tuning of the World

The Tuning of the World
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Publisher : New York : Knopf
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015008280169
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Book Synopsis The Tuning of the World by : R. Murray Schafer

Download or read book The Tuning of the World written by R. Murray Schafer and published by New York : Knopf. This book was released on 1977 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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