BOOKS: SOUND/MUSIC

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BOOKS: SOUND/MUSIC

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Sounds Like Silence: John Cage 4'33" Silence Today
John Cage’s 4'33" came out in 1952. The book presents new theoretical writings and artistic works referring to this groundbreaking work, together with original scores and the composer’s own variations, derivatives, and sequels of the 'silent piece'…

In the Field<br /><br />
The Art of Field Recording
This is a collection of interviews with contemporary sound artists who use field recording in their work. These conversations explore the fundamental issues that underlie the development of field recording as the core of their practice. Recurring…

On Listening
A unique collection of forty multi-disciplinary perspectives drawn from anthropology, bioacoustics, geography, literature, community activism, sociology, religion, philosophy, art history, conflict mediation and the sonic arts including music,…

The Dark Universe – Sonic Acts
Generously depicted with thought-provoking illustrations, The Dark Universe is an accompaniment to Sonic Acts XV. The book features essays by Andrew Pickering, Michael Doser, Roger Malina, Keller Easterling, Simon Ings and many others, that discuss…

Antiscene
Dutch Photographer, Carla van de Marel, captured all the ins and outs of the Rotterdam underground scene and postpunk culture of 1983-2003. Her trademark are the in-your-face black & white photos with grainy structure, portraits of not so well known…

Music with Roots in the Aether
Interviews with and essays about seven American composers.

Agit Disco
Agit Disco collects the playlists of its 23 writers to tell the story of how music has politically influenced and inspired them. The book provides a multi-genre survey of political music, from a wide range of viewpoints, that goes beyond protest…

Popular Music and Society<br /><br />
3rd Edition
The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of wider debates in sociology and media and cultural studies. Astute and accessible, it continues to set the…

Yodel-ay-ee-oooo: The Secret History of Yodeling Around the World
Did a centuries-old, Swiss mountain tradition make its way into American country music? As this fascinating book reveals; yodelling is not just a Swiss thing - everyone from Central African pygmies, Nashville hunks-in-hats, avant-grade…
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