The Tuning of the World
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The Tuning of the World is a seminal 1977 book by Canadian composer and soundscape theorist R. Murray Schafer that founded the field of acoustic ecology by exploring how human-made and natural sounds shape our perception of the environment.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Tuning of the World canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage responsible soundmaking
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raise awareness of the sonic environment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | R. Murray Schafer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| describes | relationship between humans and their sonic environment ⓘ |
| discusses |
classification of environmental sounds
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cultural meanings of sound ⓘ listening practices ⓘ |
| examines |
how human-made sounds shape perception of the environment
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how natural sounds shape perception of the environment ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical changes in the sonic environment
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impact of industrialization on sound environments ⓘ noise pollution ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental studies
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musicology ⓘ sound studies ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
composer
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soundscape theorist ⓘ |
| hasForm | print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
environmental sound art
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soundscape composition ⓘ urban sound planning ⓘ |
| hasRevisedEdition | The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of acoustic ecology as a discipline ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
hi-fi soundscape
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keynote sound ⓘ lo-fi soundscape ⓘ signal sound ⓘ soundmark ⓘ soundscape ⓘ |
| isPartOf | environmental humanities canon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
acoustic ecology
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environmental sound ⓘ human perception of sound ⓘ soundscape ⓘ |
| proposes |
methods for soundscape analysis
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strategies for acoustic design ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher | Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
foundational work in acoustic ecology
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seminal text in soundscape studies ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
industrial soundscapes
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modern urban soundscapes ⓘ pre-industrial soundscapes ⓘ |
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