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Diagrams on page 229 of R. Murray Schafer's unpublished manuscript "The Tuning of the World".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.
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
Citation
Schafer, R. Murray, “The Tuning of the World (diagram),” SCHAFER 360, accessed December 26, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/schafer360/items/show/29.
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