Experiencing Sound: The Sensation of Being by Kramer, Lawrence

Experiencing Sound: The Sensation of Being

From the winds of Mars to a baby's first laugh, a prolific philosopher-composer reflects on the profound...
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Author: Lawrence Kramer
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Experiencing Sound: The Sensation of Being by Kramer, Lawrence

Experiencing Sound: The Sensation of Being

CHF 24.60

Experiencing Sound: The Sensation of Being

CHF 24.60
Author: Lawrence Kramer
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
From the winds of Mars to a baby's first laugh, a prolific philosopher-composer reflects on the profound imperative of sound in everyday life.

Experiencing Sound presents its subject as fundamental to all experience--sensation, perception, and understanding. Lawrence Kramer turns on its head the widespread notion that vision takes pride of place among the senses and demonstrates how paying attention to sound can transform how we make meaning out of experience.

Through a series of brief, lyrical forays, Kramer shows that sound, whether heard or unheard, is the object of a primary need and an essential component in the sensation of being alive and the perception of time. It is something that we may suffer--or be made to suffer--as well as enjoy. Like its predecessor The Hum of the World, this book ranges widely across music, philosophy, literature, art, media, and history, from classical antiquity to the present, as it invites us to experience sound anew.

Author: Lawrence Kramer
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 09/03/2024
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.20h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780520400849

About the Author
Lawrence Kramer is Distinguished Professor of English and Music at Fordham University. He is the author of fifteen previous books, including The Thought of Music, The Hum of the World, and Music and the Forms of Life. He is also an award-winning composer whose works have been performed throughout the United States and Europe.

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