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The Book of Music and Nature: An Anthology of Sounds, Words, Thoughts (Music/Culture) David Rothenberg & Marta Ulvaeus This innovative book, assembled by the editors of the renowned periodical Terra Nova, is the first anthology published on the subject of music and nature. Lush and…
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Silence: Lectures and Writings, 50th Anniversary Edition John Cage Silence, John Cage’s first book and epic masterpiece, was published in October 1961. In these lectures, scores, and writings, Cage tries, as he says, to find a way of writing that comes from ideas, is not…
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The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World’s Wild Places Bernie Krause Musician and naturalist Bernie Krause is one of the world’s leading experts in natural sound, and he’s spent his life discovering and recording nature’s rich chorus. Searching far beyond…
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Keywords in Sound David Novak & Matt Sakakeeny In twenty essays on subjects such as noise, acoustics, music, and silence, Keywords in Sound presents a definitive resource for sound studies, and a compelling argument for why studying sound matters. Each contributor details their keyword’s intellectual…
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Unspoken: A Rhetoric of Silence Cheryl Glenn In our talkative Western culture, speech is synonymous with authority and influence while silence is frequently misheard as passive agreement when it often signifies much more. In her groundbreaking exploration of silence as a significant rhetorical art, Cheryl…
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Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise Thich Nhat Hanh The Zen master and one of the world’s most beloved teachers returns with a concise, practical guide to understanding and developing our most powerful inner resource—silence—to help us find happiness, purpose,…
