Music and the Soundscape

Schafer, R. Murray

2001

The book of music and nature: an anthology of sounds, words, thoughts. University: Wesleyan University Press, 58-68.

Language: English

In this chapter, the author highlights some of the fundamental differences between Western traditional music (described as abstract entertainment for the ears alone) and the soundscape (the natural sonic environment) in order to reveal emerging points of reciprocity between the two.