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A multidisciplinary work spanning musicology, electro-acoustic composition, architecture, urban studies, communication, phenomenology, social theory, physics, and psychology. It intends to rehabilitate general acoustic awareness, combining definitions and literary examples with technical information for specialists.

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"Reading this book is like a stimulating listening experience: I found myself measuring the effects of sounds heard, overheard, or imagined." R. Murray Schafer, composer and author of The Tuning of the World

Sonic Experience A Guide to Everyday Sounds

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    A Paperback / softback by Jean-François Augoyard, Henri Torgue

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      Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/04/2006
      ISBN13: 9780773529427, 978-0773529427
      ISBN10: 077352942X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A multidisciplinary work spanning musicology, electro-acoustic composition, architecture, urban studies, communication, phenomenology, social theory, physics, and psychology. It intends to rehabilitate general acoustic awareness, combining definitions and literary examples with technical information for specialists.

      Trade Review
      "Reading this book is like a stimulating listening experience: I found myself measuring the effects of sounds heard, overheard, or imagined." R. Murray Schafer, composer and author of The Tuning of the World

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