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String Quartet No. 2, "Waves" (Excerpt)
Duration of crest to crest is notated within the score. R. Murray Schafer writes "speed up," and "gradually getting slower" in order to imitate the sound of waves.
Hear Me Out (Excerpt)
Page 2 of 'Hear Me Out' for 4 voices. As explained by R. Murray Schafer "aural figures of speech" are noted to be performed somewhere between recitation and song. Includes performance suggestions on tempo, dynamic and body movements.
Isobel Map of Stanley Park in Vancouver from Tuning of the World
A map of decibel measurements across similar conditions in Stanley Park, in downtown Vancouver. Featured on page 264 of the appendix of R. Murray Schafer's Tuning of the World.
List of Noise By-Laws in Various Cities from Tuning of the World Manuscript
A table created by R. Murray Schafer in the manuscript of his book Tuning of the World. It outlines the various types of noise by-laws found around the world in urban centers.
Snowforms (composer's note)
To preface his score to Snowforms, R. Murray Schafer briefly describes his inspiration for the piece. He goes on to explain how his graphic notation, design for children, is meant to be conducted and interpreted.
A Sound Education: 100 Exercises in Listening and Sound Making (cover page)
This book by R. Murray Schafer is filled with listening and sound making exercises that allow the student to begin thinking more deeply about sounds and their environment. This book will help the participants "clean" their ear and explore questions…
Music of the Environment, from My Life on Earth & Elsewhere (drawing)
A visual depiction of the translation of natural sounds into musical soundscapes wherein natural paraphernalia seamlessly flows into a musical score. This drawing is found on page 123 of My Life on Earth & Elsewhere and marks the beginning of…
''Creative Music Education: A Handbook for the Modern Music Teacher.'' (Cover page)
This is the title page from a book found in Morrisset Library written by R. Murray Schafer, ''Creative Music Education: A Handbook for the Modern Music Teacher.'' . It discusses the challenges and solutions for music education in the modern era.
Adieu, Robert Schumann
Commissioned by the CBC in 1976, Adieu, Robert Schumann is a piece for voice and orchestra. The piece uses letters by Clara Schumann to her husband Robert Schumann during his last few days.
Third String Quartet (excerpt)
Page 13 from the score for the Third String Quartet which features both conventional and graphic notation techniques.