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Sound visualization diagram from The Tuning of the World
A diagram comparing and visualizing the tone of a bell versus a horn, found on page 260 of The Tuning of the World. The illustration represents a visualized cross section of the resulting sounds, which provides context illuminating Schafer's approach…
Untitled diagram from The Tuning of the World
A sound event diagram from page 201 of The Tuning of the World which compares a ringing telephone to a motorcycle engine, providing an example of how Schafer's notation symbols can be put into practice.
Description of a Sound Event from The Tuning of the World
An illustration found on page 198 of The Tuning of the World titled Description of a Sound Event. Consists of a table of symbols explaining how to describe a sound event using qualifiers such as duration, frequency, duration, and fluctuation. The…
Third String Quartet (excerpt)
Page 13 from the score for the Third String Quartet which features both conventional and graphic notation techniques.