{"product_id":"the-book-of-music-nature-an-anthology-of-sounds-words-thoughts-9780819569356","title":"The Book of Music \u0026 Nature: An Anthology of Sounds, Words, Thoughts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative book explores the relationship of music and the natural world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis innovative book, assembled by the editors of the renowned periodical Terra Nova, is the first anthology published on the subject of music and nature. Lush and evocative, yoking together the simplicities and complexities of the world of natural sound and the music inspired by it, this collection includes essays, illustrations, and plenty of sounds and music. The Book of Music and Nature celebrates our relationship with natural soundscapes while posing stimulating questions about that very relationship. The book ranges widely, with the interplay of the texts and sounds creating a conversation that readers from all walks of life will find provocative and accessible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe anthology includes classic texts on music and nature by 20th century masters including John Cage, Hazrat Inrayat Khan, Pierre Schaeffer, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Toru Takemitsu. Innovative essays by Brian Eno, Pauline Oliveros, David Toop, Hildegard Westerkamp and Evan Eisenberg also appear. Interspersed throughout are short fictional excerpts by authors Rafi Zabor, Alejo Carpentier, and Junichiro Tanazaki.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe audio material for the book, available online at http: \/\/www.wesleyan.edu\/wespress\/musicandnaturecd\/, includes fifteen tracks of music made out of, or reflective of, natural sounds, ranging from Babenzele Pygmy music to Australian butcherbirds, and from Pauline Oliveros to Brian Eno.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesleyan University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780819569356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"David Rothenberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228290875573,"sku":"9780819569356","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bac80771-1829-4d6c-ada0-b172f67cd097.jpg?v=1698723527","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-book-of-music-nature-an-anthology-of-sounds-words-thoughts-9780819569356","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}