Sound Art: Concepts and Practices

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Figures and Table
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Launching a Study of Sound Art
	The Use of Sound in Art
		Music and Sound Art
		Five Questions to Ask About Sound Art
	A Brief History of Sound Art Examples
	Notes
2 How Sound Works: With Stephan Moore
	Sound Is Vibration
	Acoustics: The Behavior of Sound Waves
	Aural Perception
	Conclusion
3 Sounds and Nature
	The Elements
	In Practice
		Soundwalks
		Sounds of Nature, Indoors and Outside
	Conclusion
	Notes
4 Voice and Language
	The Elements
	In Practice
		Text-Sound Composition
		Recorded Voice
			Voice—Recorded But Not Electronically Modified
			Voice—Modified in Some Way
			Voice—A Transformative, Time-Based Process
	Conclusion
	Notes
5 Sounds of the Body
	The Elements
	In Practice
		Sounding the Body
		Body Listening
	Conclusion
	Notes
6 Captured Sound
	The Elements
		Characteristics of Captured Sound in Art
	In Practice
		Capture and Playback
		Amplification
		Repetition
		Modification
		Geography of Space
		Sampled Sounds
	Conclusion
	Notes
7 Transmitted Sound in Communication
	The Elements
	In Practice
		Radio
			An Acoustical Landscape
		The Telephone in Sound Art
		The Internet in Sound Art
	Conclusion
	Notes
8 The Sounding Object
	The Elements
		Acoustic Objects
		Assisted Objects
		Transduced Objects
	In Practice
		Acoustic Objects
		Assisted Objects
		Transduced Objects
	Conclusion
	Notes
9 Acoustic Spaces
	The Elements
	In Practice
		Indoor Spaces
		Outdoor Spaces
	Conclusion
	Notes
10 Sonification
	The Elements
	In Practice
		Biological
		Physical
	Conclusion
	Notes
11 Noise and Sound Art
	The Elements
	In Practice
		Naturally Produced Noise
		Artificially Produced Noise
	Conclusion
	Notes
12 Conservation and Documentation of Sound Art
	The Conservation of Sound Art
		Preservation Guidelines
		Preservation Strategies
		Reinstalling Works at a Later Time
	Documenting Sound Art
		Conventional Documentation
		Virtual Documentation
	Conclusion
	Notes
13 Making Sound Art Accessible
	Notes
Index