Sound Unseen - Acousmatic Sound in Theory and Practice

Sound Unseen explores the phenomenon of acousmatic sound-a sound that one hears without seeing its source-and presents a powerful argument for the central yet overlooked role of acousmatic sound in music aesthetics, sound studies, literature, philosophy and the history of the senses.

About the author

Brian Kane is Assistant Professor of Music at Yale University and a founding editor of the journal nonsite.org. His research specializes in contemporary music, sound art, sound studies/auditory culture, histories of listening, and intersections between music and philosophy.

Summary

Sound Unseen explores the phenomenon of acousmatic sound-a sound that one hears without seeing its source-and presents a powerful argument for the central yet overlooked role of acousmatic sound in music aesthetics, sound studies, literature, philosophy and the history of the senses.

Additional text

Brian Kane ... has in Sound Unseen written the definitve explanatory tract on the acousmatic

Product details

• Authors: Kane, Brian Kane, Brian (Assistant Professor Kane
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.08.2014
• EAN: 9780199347841
• ISBN: 978-0-19-934784-1
• No. of pages: 334
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Music: general, reference works