A book of noises : notes on the auraculous / Caspar Henderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henderson, Caspar, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound--Popular works.

Sound.

Noise.

noise.

Genre:

Popular works

Physical Description:

352 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2023.

Summary:

"A Little Book of Noises gathers together sounds from the cosmos, the natural world, the human world, and the invented world, as well as containing pockets of silence. From the vast sound of sand in the desert to the tuneful warble of a songbird, from the meditative resonance of a temple bell to the improvisational melodies of jazz, this is a celebration of all things "auraculous," or "ear marvelous." Sound shapes our world in invisible but significant ways, and writer Caspar Henderson brings his characteristic curiosity and knowledge to the subject to take us on an exhilarating journey to examine noise related to humans (anthropophony), other life (biophony), our planet (geophony), and space (cosmophony)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cosmophony: sounds of space

Geophony: sounds of earth

Biophony: sounds of life

Anthropophony: sounds of humanity.

Notes:

"Originally published in English by Granta Books ..."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780226823232

0226823237

OCLC:

1381733101