Books
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Environmental Sound Artists: In Their Own Words Frederick Bianchi and V.J Manzo (Editors) Environmental Sound Artists: In Their Own Words is an incisive and imaginative look at the international environmental sound art movement, which emerged in the late 1960s. The…
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The Sound of Shakespeare (Accents on Shakespeare) Wes Folkerth The ‘Sound of Shakespeare’ reveals the surprising extent to which Shakespeare’s art is informed by the various attitudes, beliefs, practices and discourses that pertained to sound and hearing in his culture.…
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Into the Maelstrom: Music, Improvisation and the Dream of Freedom: Before 1970 David Toop In this first installment of acclaimed music writer David Toop’s interdisciplinary and sweeping overview of free improvisation, Into the Maelstrom: Music, Improvisation and the Dream of…
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Software for People (Second Edition) Pauline Oliveros Collection of 26 articles by well-known composer Pauline Oliveros. Articles range in variety from analytical to philosophical to mystical. A unique collection. Originally published in 1984, finally back in print.
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Soundscape and the Built Environment Jian Kang (Editor) & Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp Soundscape Basics and Practical Implications Soundscape research represents a paradigm shift, as it involves human and social sciences and physical measurements to account for the diversity of soundscapes across…
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Music and the Myth of Wholeness: Toward a New Aesthetic Paradigm Tim Hodgkinson In this book, Tim Hodgkinson proposes a theory of aesthetics and music grounded in the boundary between nature and culture within the human being. His analysis discards…