Front cover image for The tuning of the world

The tuning of the world

Print Book, English, 1977
A.A. Knopf, New York, 1977
xii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780394409665, 0394409663
2598287
First soundscapes. The natural soundscape ; The sounds of life ; The rural soundscape ; From town to city
The post-industrial soundscape. The industrial revolution ; The electric revolution ; Interlude ; Music, the soundscape and changing perceptions
Analysis. Notation ; Classification ; Perception ; Morphology ; Symbolism ; Noise
Toward acoustic design. Listening ; The acoustic community ; Rhythm and tempo in the soundscape ; The acoustic designer ; The soniferous garden ; Silence ; The music beyond