Description of a Sound Event from The Tuning of the World
Title
Description of a Sound Event from The Tuning of the World
Creator
Schafer, R. Murray
Subject
sound event; sound mapping; soundscape; graphic notation; événement sonore; paysage sonore; notation graphique; cartographie sonore; The Tuning of the World
Description
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 symbols illustrate Schafer's approach to graphic notation.
Publisher
Destiny Books
Date
1977
Format
Still image of a diagram in a book
Identifier
UO-RMS360-soundscape196-soundeventdiagram
Source
Schafer, R. Murray. 1977. The Soundscape, Our Sonic Environment, and the Tuning of the World. 196. Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books.
Item catalogued by Fiona Ferguson, University of Ottawa
Item catalogued by Fiona Ferguson, University of Ottawa
Language
English
Coverage
Rochester, Vermont.
Rights
Copyright © Schafer, R. Murray
Original Format
illustration
Files
Citation
Schafer, R. Murray, “Description of a Sound Event from The Tuning of the World,” SCHAFER 360, accessed October 26, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/schafer360/items/show/86.
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