| Description |
xii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-291) and index. |
| Contents |
Pierre Schaeffer, the sound object and the acousmatic reduction -- Myth and the origin of the Pythagorean veil -- The baptism of the acousmate -- Acousmatic phantasmagoria and the problem of technê -- Kafka and the ontology of acousmatic sound -- Acousmatic fabrications : Les Paul and the 'Les Paulverizer' -- The acousmatic voice. |
| Summary |
"Sound coming from outside the field of vision, from somewhere beyond, holds a privileged place in the Western imagination. When separated from their source, sounds seem to manifest transcendent realms, divine powers, or supernatural forces. According to legend, the philosopher Pythagoras lectured to his disciples from behind a veil, and two thousand years later, in the age of absolute music, listeners were similarly fascinated with disembodied sounds, employing various techniques to isolate sounds from their sources. With recording and radio came spatial and temporal separation of sounds from sources, and new ways of composing music."--Jacket. |
| Language |
English text. |
| Subject |
Music -- Acoustics and physics.
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Music -- Acoustics and physics. |
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Musique concrète -- History and criticism.
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Musique concrète. |
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| ISBN |
9780199347841 (hardback) |
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0199347840 (hardback) |
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9780199347872 (online content) |
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