Sonic possible worlds: hearing the continuum of sound

Inspired by its use in literary theory, film criticism and the discourse of game design, Salom Voegelin adapts and develops "possible world theory" in relation to sound. David K Lewis' Possible World is juxtaposed with Maurice Merleau-Ponty's life-world, to produce a meeting of t...

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Main Author: Voegelin, Salomé 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY ; London ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury Academic 2014
Edition:1. publ.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Inspired by its use in literary theory, film criticism and the discourse of game design, Salom Voegelin adapts and develops "possible world theory" in relation to sound. David K Lewis' Possible World is juxtaposed with Maurice Merleau-Ponty's life-world, to produce a meeting of the semantic and the phenomenological at the place of listening. The central tenet of Sonic Possible Worlds is that at present traditional musical compositions and contemporary sonic outputs are approached and investigated through separate and distinct critical languages and histories. As a consequence, no continuous and comparative study of the field is possible. In Sonic Possible Worlds, Voegelin proposes a new analytical framework that can access and investigate works across genres and times, enabling a comparative engagement where composers such as Henry Purcell and Nadia Boulanger encounter sound art works by Shilpa Gupta and Christina Kubisch and where the soundscape compositions of Chris Watson and Francisco L pez resound in the visual worlds of Louise Bourgeois.
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. 191 - 194. - Werkverz. S. 195 - 196
Physical Description:VI, 207 S. 24 cm
ISBN:9781623565091
9781623567040
9781623566951
9781623568009
162356509X
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