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Art of Immersive Soundscapes (CPP)
Pauline Minevich
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Description for Art of Immersive Soundscapes (CPP)
Paperback. "The Art of Immersive Soundscapes" provides a fascinating tour of contemporary sound art practices that comprises scholarly essays, artists' statements, and a DVD with sonic and visual examples. Included are perspectives from soundscape composition and performance, site-specific sound installation, recording, and festival curation. Editor(s): Minevich, Pauline M.; Waterman, Ellen Frances. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
What is an immersive soundscape? It can be as simple as a recording made in a forest: leaves crunching underfoot, birds chirping, a squirrel chattering. Or it can be as complex as a movie soundtrack, which involves music but also uses many other sounds--to set the mood for the action and to literally put the viewer in the picture. Sound art defies categorization, and artists using this medium describe their work in many different ways: as sound installations, audio art, radio art, and music. The Art of Immersive Soundscapes provides a fascinating tour of contemporary sound art practices that ... Read more
What is an immersive soundscape? It can be as simple as a recording made in a forest: leaves crunching underfoot, birds chirping, a squirrel chattering. Or it can be as complex as a movie soundtrack, which involves music but also uses many other sounds--to set the mood for the action and to literally put the viewer in the picture. Sound art defies categorization, and artists using this medium describe their work in many different ways: as sound installations, audio art, radio art, and music. The Art of Immersive Soundscapes provides a fascinating tour of contemporary sound art practices that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Regina, Canada
ISBN
9780889772588
SKU
V9780889772588
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About Pauline Minevich
Pauline Minevich is an associate professor in the Department of Music at the University of Regina. Ellen Waterman is dean of the School of Music and a professor of Ethnomusicology and Music History at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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