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The Book of Music and Nature: An Anthology of Sounds, Words, Thoughts (Music Culture) [Paperback]

David Rothenberg (Editor), Marta Ulvaeus (Editor)
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Series: Music Culture | Publication Date: April 10, 2001
A provocative book and CD explore the relationship of music and the natural world.

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"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." (John Schaefer )

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6 x 9 trim. 15 illus. 8 figs. Audio CD. LC 00-51327
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Wesleyan (April 10, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0819564087
  • ISBN-13: 978-0819564085
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #542,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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David Rothenberg
I am a writer, musician, and philosopher, most interested in how humanity is connected with the natural world. I have explored this connection in music and words, in recordings, books, lectures and performances.

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www.survivalofthebeautiful.com
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www.thousandmilesong.com
 

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4.0 out of 5 stars overall good book, "CD" is misleading, August 10, 2010
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Overall, the content of the book is exactly what I expected it to be, and I would recommend its purchase. But buyers, be forewarned: the "accompanying CD" does not actually accompany the book. You are simply given a web address that you can go to in order to download the songs yourself and burn them onto CD. Also, I was disappointed to find that a few of the pieces are not presented in their entirety but are excerpts of the larger works.
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By this title I do not wish to encourage any superstition, or any ideas that might attract people into the fields of curiosity; but through this subject I wish to direct the attention of those, who search for truth, towards the law of music which is working throughout the whole universe and which, in other words, may be called the law of life, the sense of proportion, the law of harmony, the law which brings about balance, the law which is hidden behind all aspects of life, which holds this universe intact, and works out its destiny throughout the whole universe, fulfilling its purpose. Read the first page
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ambience fades, soundscape composition, pied butcherbirds, acoustic ecology, ambient music, musique concrète, nature recordings, hermit thrush, sound art
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Long Island, Hildegard Westerkamp, Pierre Schaeffer, Steven Feld, New York, Round Island, John Cage, Sharawadji Effect, Toru Takemitsu, Papua New Guinea, Collin Walcott, King Island, Los Angeles, Vancouver Co-operative Radio, Western Apache, Cascade Head, David Rothenberg, Keith Basso, North America, Olivier Messiaen, The Poetics of Environmental Sound, Twin Hills, Beneath the Forest Floor, Buckminster Fuller, Canadian Journal of Zoology
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