The Book of Music and Nature 2 Rev edition

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Commendation Quotes: "The Book of Music and Nature cheerfully debunks the old 'music is the universal language' cliche; pays homage to masters like John Cage, Brian Eno and Toru Takemitsu; detours for a koan-like story by David James Duncan and a tall tale from David Toop; and, finally, acknowledges the written word's ultimate limitations in the face of music with an illuminating CD. The Book of Music and Nature is an impressive work: important, provocative and comprehensive."Marc Notes: A Terra Nova book.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-254) and index. Biographical Note: David Rothenberg is a composer and associate professor of philosophy at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. In 1996, he founded Terra Nova: Nature and Culture, a literary and artistic quarterly that looks at the cultural possibilities of environmentalism. Marta Ulvaeus received a PhD from NYU in performance studies. She was assistant editor of TDR (The Drama Review) for three years before becoming associate editor of Terra Nova. Table of Contents: Introduction: Does Nature Understand Music?I. Roots of ListeningHazrat Inyat Khan, The Music of the SpheresRainer Maria Rilke, Primal SoundJohn Cage, Happy New EarsJohn Cage, Diary: Emma Lake Music Workshop 1965Tim Hodgkinson, An Interview with Peirce SchaefferEvan Eisenberg, Deus ex Machina. Murray Schafer, Music and the SoundscapeTsai Chih Chung, The Music of the EarthII. Wild EchoesRafi Zabor, From The Bear Comes HomeSteve Lacy, Sax Can Moo... Russell Sherman, from Piano PiecesJaron Lanier, Music, Nature, and Computers: A ShowdownDavid Dunn, Nature, Sound Art, and the ScaredDavid James Duncan, My one Conversation With Collin WalcottMichael Ondaatje, from Coming through SlaughterIII. The Landscape of SoundSteve Erickson, from Rubicon BeachClaude Schryer, The Sharawadji EffectPauline Oliveros, Sonic ImagesPauline Oliveros, The Poetics of Environmental SoundBrian Eno, Ambient MusicHildegard Westerkamp, Speaking from Inside the SoundscapeDouglas Quin, ToothwalkersFrancisco Lopez, Blind ListeningDavid Toop, from ExoticaRobert Schneider, from Brother of SleepIV. Many Natures, Many CulturesJohn Luther Adams, The Place Where You Go to ListenToru Takemitsu, Nature and MusicSteven Feld, Lift-Up-Over SoundingEric Salzman, Sweet Singer of the Pine BarrensBernie Krause, Where the Sounds LiveJunichiro Tanizaki, from "A Portrait of Shunkin"V. The Disc of Music and Nature (web link) ContributorsPermissionsIndexPublisher Marketing: This innovative book, assembled by the editors of the renowned periodical Terra Nova, is the first anthology published on the subject of music and nature. Lush and evocative, yoking together the simplicities and complexities of the world of natural sound and the music inspired by it, this collection includes essays, illustrations, and plenty of sounds and music. The Book of Music and Nature celebrates our relationship with natural soundscapes while posing stimulating questions about that very relationship. The book ranges widely, with the interplay of the texts and sounds creating a conversation that readers from all walks of life will find provocative and accessible. The anthology includes classic texts on music and nature by 20th century masters including John Cage, Hazrat Inrayat Khan, Pierre Schaeffer, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Toru Takemitsu. Innovative essays by Brian Eno, Pauline Oliveros, David Toop, Hildegard Westerkamp and Evan Eisenberg also appear. Interspersed throughout are short fictional excerpts by authors Rafi Zabor, Alejo Carpentier, and Junichiro Tanazaki. The audio material for the book, available online at http: //www.wesleyan.edu/wespress/musicandnaturecd/, includes fifteen tracks of music made out of, or reflective of, natural sounds, ranging from Babenzele Pygmy music to Australian butcherbirds, and from Pauline Oliveros to Brian Eno.

Contributor Bio:  Rothenberg, David David Rothenberg is Professor of Philosophy at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and founder of the "Terra Nova" book series. His most recent books are "Always the Mountains" and "Sudden Music: Improvisation, Art and Nature."Contributor Bio:  Ulvaeus, Marta Marta Ulvaeus is former Associate Director of Terra Nova projects at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.