The soundscape cover

The soundscape

by R. Murray Schafer

The natural soundscape - The sounds of life - The rural soundscape - From town to city - The industrial revolution - The electric revolution - Music, the soundscape and changing perceptions - Notation - Classification - Perception - Morphology - Symbolism - Noise - Listening - The acoustic community - Rhythm and tempo in the soundscape - The acoustic designer - The soniferous garden - Silence - The music beyond.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?