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050 0 0 _aQH510.5
_b.K725 2012
082 0 0 _a780 KRA
100 1 _aKrause, Bernie
245 1 4 _aThe great animal orchestra
_b: finding the origins of music in the world's wild places
_c/ Bernie Krause
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York
_b: Little, Brown
_c, 2012.
300 _a278 p.
_c; 25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-265) and index.
505 0 _aSound as my mentor -- Voices from the land -- The organized sound of life itself -- Biophony : the proto-orchestra -- First notes -- Different croaks for different folks -- The fog of noise -- Noise and biophony/oil and water -- Coda of hope.
520 _aMusician and naturalist Krause, whose interest in the relationships of sounds to music led to a Ph.D. in electronic music, has long been recording the sounds of ecosystems, or soundscapes. Drawing on ethnomusicology research, Krause tells a compelling story of how cultures reflect their environment in their music, from the nomadic Ba'Aka, who live in forest regions of the Central African Republic, to composers Bela Bartok and Olivier Messiaen. Using sophisticated recording equipment, ecologists create sound profiles that enable better pictures of biodiversity, changes in the landscape, and the complex interactions of organisms. Using sonograms to illustrate his argument, Krause describes how the effects of manufactured sounds, particularly from engines, on individual participants of the soundscape can lead to disaster, e.g., stranded whales. He compellingly presents the extent of the damage that ever--present mechanical noise has on a broad array of organisms. Drawing together ecology, human-created environmental change, and the beauty of nature and music, Krause presents a perspective of our world that will bring readers a new awareness of their environment.
600 1 0 _aKrause, Bernie
650 0 _aNature sounds
650 4 _aMusic
_x-History and criticism
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