Articles by tag "Sound"
The Sound of Museums: Music and Silence in Music Exhibitions
In this article, I discuss the role of sound in music exhibitions, especially as related to the display of musical instruments. On the basis of field research conducted in the Musée de la musique in Paris, the Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) in Brussels, and the Music Collection at the Munich...
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The Sound of Museums: Music and Silence in Music Exhibitions
In this article, I discuss the role of sound in music exhibitions, especially as related to the display of musical instruments. On the basis of field research conducted in the Musée de la musique in Paris, the Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) in Brussels, and the Music Collection at the Munich...
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An Auditory Anthropology of Birds’ Postures of Listening
Auditory anthropology examines sound production and sound perception under combined ontological and epistemological premises. This article presents ideas and examples concerning postures of listening and sound communication between humans and birds. These discussions are grounded in two of the four ontological types proposed by the French anthropologist Philippe Descola. A...
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