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Sound unseen : acousmatic sound in theory and practice /

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'Sound Unseen' explores acousmatic sound - a sound that one hears without seeing its cause. Pierre Schaeffer, the inventor of musique concrète, in his Traité des objets musicaux, first popularized the term 'acousmatic'. After an introduction, the first chapter provides a thorough...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kane, Brian, 1973-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Music > Acoustics and physics.
Musique concrète > History and criticism.
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics.
Musique > Acoustique et physique.
Musique concrète > Histoire et critique.
Musique > Philosophie et esthétique.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Music > Acoustics and physics
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics
Musique concrète
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Sound Unseen' explores acousmatic sound - a sound that one hears without seeing its cause. Pierre Schaeffer, the inventor of musique concrète, in his Traité des objets musicaux, first popularized the term 'acousmatic'. After an introduction, the first chapter provides a thorough exegesis of Schaeffer's theory of acousmatics. It also presents three objections to Schaeffer's theories (myth, phantasmagoria, and ontology) around which the book is structured.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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