The Second Sense

The Second Sense
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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9781461707172
ISBN-13 : 146170717X
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Book Synopsis The Second Sense by : Robin Maconie

Download or read book The Second Sense written by Robin Maconie and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2002-05-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a visual culture, hearing is the second sense, and music is the art of hearing. Kandinsky believed that music transcended painting and visual representation because it had the power to act directly and invisibly on the human spirit. Because it is the only art to deal unequivocally with the real world of sound and its attendant perceptions of time, motion, and human mortality, music remains a powerful and often controversial influence on human behavior. Defining music in the broadest sense as 'any acoustic activity intended to influence the behavior of others', and written in a clear, conversational style for a non-specialist readership, The Second Sense draws on over 100 examples of recorded musical sources from throat singing to Beethoven, and from traditional Japan to Boulez, including a great many popular classics. On the basis that 'Everything you hear is true: true of yourself, true of the music, and true of the relationship between what you hear and how you hear it' the author teases out the signs, symbols, and patterns of thought that arise from the way people hear, the sounds people make, and the instruments and environments that are designed and constructed to enhance the listening experience. Maconie aims to do for music what Klee and Kandinsky did for art education and Marshall McLuhan for media studies.


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