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A Sound Word Almanac
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Description
Why write about sound, and how? If sonic philosophy is the attempt "to think about sound by philosophical means," then a metaphilosophical debate appears almost immediately on the horizon: What is called for is an understanding about sound and language, but also about the preconditions of musical understanding. What is at stake is the question of language and sound, as well as expanding how we speak about sonic experience.
This almanac tackles these questions from artistic, experimental and personal perspectives. An assemblage of nearly 70 practitioners and theoreticians, artists and scholars offer their favorite 'sound word.' These sound words are onomatopoetical, mythological, practical; words of personal importance to the artists and their craft; words from their memory, related to sound. Many entries are not in English - some are untranslatable - and all are accompanied by a personal, explanatory, poetic entry. These are words that have the potential to change our perspective on listening-musicking-thinking.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
162
Release Date:
2023-12-14
Publication Date:
2023-12-14
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN13:
9798765109052
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Weight:
395 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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