In a visual culture, hearing is the second sense, and music is the art of hearing. Kandinsky believed that music transcended painting and visual representation because it had the power to act directly and invisibly on the human spirit. Because it is the only art to deal unequivocally with the real world of sound and its attendant perceptions of time, motion, and human mortality, music remains a powerful and often controversial influence on human behavior. Defining music in the broadest sense as 'any acoustic activity ...
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In a visual culture, hearing is the second sense, and music is the art of hearing. Kandinsky believed that music transcended painting and visual representation because it had the power to act directly and invisibly on the human spirit. Because it is the only art to deal unequivocally with the real world of sound and its attendant perceptions of time, motion, and human mortality, music remains a powerful and often controversial influence on human behavior. Defining music in the broadest sense as 'any acoustic activity intended to influence the behavior of others', and written in a clear, conversational style for a non-specialist readership, The Second Sense draws on over 100 examples of recorded musical sources from throat singing to Beethoven, and from traditional Japan to Boulez, including a great many popular classics. On the basis that 'Everything you hear is true: true of yourself, true of the music, and true of the relationship between what you hear and how you hear it' the author teases out the signs, symbols, and patterns of thought that arise from the way people hear, the sounds people make, and the instruments and environments that are designed and constructed to enhance the listening experience. Maconie aims to do for music what Klee and Kandinsky did for art education and Marshall McLuhan for media studies.
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Add this copy of The Second Sense: Language, Music & Hearing to cart. $35.23, good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2002 by Scarecrow Press.
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Good. Some outer edges have minor bumps. Cover has light scratches and marks. Book content is in very good readable condition. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.
Add this copy of The Second Sense: Language, Music & Hearing to cart. $48.07, very good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2002 by Scarecrow Press.
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Very Good. Minor bumps/wear at edges and corners of hard board. Some very minor discolouration to hard board. Pages as new and unread. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.
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New. A vigorous non-technical discussion of basic acoustical, auditory, and communications processes that guide and connect musical behaviors of every age. Developed as a source book for students of art and design it offers illuminating commentaries on more than 100 cd recorded items from classical and world music traditions. Num Pages: 384 pages, index, footnotes, 49 line drawings, discography, bibliography, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653. 2002. Hardback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
