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− | '''Raymond Murray Schafer''' ( | + | '''Raymond Murray Schafer''' (1933) is a Canadian composer, writer, music educator and environmentalist perhaps best known for his ''World Soundscape Project'', concern for acoustic ecology, and his book ''The Tuning of the World'' (1977). |
− | == | + | ==Publications== |
− | ; Books | + | ; Books |
* ''Ezra Pound and Music'', 1961. | * ''Ezra Pound and Music'', 1961. | ||
* ''The Composer in the Classroom'', 1965. | * ''The Composer in the Classroom'', 1965. | ||
− | * | + | * ''Ear Cleaning: Notes for an Experimental Music Course'', Clark & Cruickshank, 1967, 46 pp, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=7903 Log]. |
− | + | * ''The New Soundscape: A Handbook for the Modern Music Teacher'', Scarborough/Ontario: Berandol Music, and New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1969, 67 pp, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=7905 Log]. | |
* ''The Book of Noise'', 1970. | * ''The Book of Noise'', 1970. | ||
− | * ''When Words Sing'' 1970. | + | * ''When Words Sing'', 1970. |
* ''E.T.A. Hoffmann and Music'', 1975. | * ''E.T.A. Hoffmann and Music'', 1975. | ||
− | * ''The Tuning of the World'', New York: Knopf, 1977. | + | * ''The Tuning of the World'', New York: Knopf, 1977; new ed. as ''The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World'', Rochester/Vermont: Destiny Books, 1993, 320 pp, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=9970 Log]. |
− | + | * ''A Sound Education: 100 Exercises in Listening and Soundmaking'', Arcana, 1992, 144 pp, http://monoskop.org/log/?p=3140 Log], [http://gr.aaaaarg.org/ref/ef661bb01c4c0584325a1ea8a1010036 ARG]. | |
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− | ; Articles | + | ; Articles |
− | * "The Graphics of Musical Thought", '' | + | * "The Graphics of Musical Thought", in ''Sound Sculpture: A Collection of Essays by Artists Surveying the Techniques, Applications, and Future Directions of Sound Sculpture'', ed. John Grayson, Vancouver: Aesthetic Research Centre of Canada, 1975, pp 99-125, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5681 Log]. |
− | == | + | ==Links== |
* http://continuo.wordpress.com/category/murray-schafer/ | * http://continuo.wordpress.com/category/murray-schafer/ | ||
* http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/emc/schafer-r-murray | * http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/emc/schafer-r-murray |
Revision as of 22:58, 19 December 2014
Raymond Murray Schafer (1933) is a Canadian composer, writer, music educator and environmentalist perhaps best known for his World Soundscape Project, concern for acoustic ecology, and his book The Tuning of the World (1977).
Publications
- Books
- Ezra Pound and Music, 1961.
- The Composer in the Classroom, 1965.
- Ear Cleaning: Notes for an Experimental Music Course, Clark & Cruickshank, 1967, 46 pp, Log.
- The New Soundscape: A Handbook for the Modern Music Teacher, Scarborough/Ontario: Berandol Music, and New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1969, 67 pp, Log.
- The Book of Noise, 1970.
- When Words Sing, 1970.
- E.T.A. Hoffmann and Music, 1975.
- The Tuning of the World, New York: Knopf, 1977; new ed. as The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World, Rochester/Vermont: Destiny Books, 1993, 320 pp, Log.
- A Sound Education: 100 Exercises in Listening and Soundmaking, Arcana, 1992, 144 pp, http://monoskop.org/log/?p=3140 Log], ARG.
- Articles
- "The Graphics of Musical Thought", in Sound Sculpture: A Collection of Essays by Artists Surveying the Techniques, Applications, and Future Directions of Sound Sculpture, ed. John Grayson, Vancouver: Aesthetic Research Centre of Canada, 1975, pp 99-125, Log.