SCHAFER 360

R. Murray Schafer 360°

The Tuning of the World (diagram)

Title

The Tuning of the World (diagram)

Creator

Schafer, R. Murray

Subject

Schafer, R. Murray; manuscript; manuscrit; diagram; tableau; graphic notation; notation graphique; musical description; description musicale; physical description; description physicale

Description

Diagrams on page 229 of R. Murray Schafer's unpublished manuscript "The Tuning of the World". The diagrams are Schafer's visual interpretations of sound duration, frequency, internal fluctuations, and dynamics. These interpretations are presented in the form of graphic notation.

Date

1977

Format

paper, ink; text (p. 229 of 301 pages); diagram; drawing; graphic notation

Identifier

UO-RMS360-LAC-TUNING-15-XV1-p229

Source

Library and Archives Canada, The R. Murray Schafer Papers, Accession 1977-7, MUS85, Box 15, folder XV1, page 229. 

Item catalogued by Avery Brzobohaty, Olivia Chiasson, and Clara Lockhart, University of Ottawa.

Language

English

Coverage

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rights

Copyright © R. Murray Schafer

Files

UO-RMS360-LAC-TUNING-15-XV1-p229.JPG

Citation

Schafer, R. Murray, “The Tuning of the World (diagram),” SCHAFER 360, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/schafer360/items/show/29.

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