Environmental Sound Artists

Frederick Bianchi is a composer and music technologist. Recognized internationally for his musical compositions, installations, and innovative music technology development, Bianchi has been associated with interactive music applications since the mid-1980s.V.J. Manzo is Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Cognition at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is the author of the books MAX/MSP/Jitter for Music, Foundations of Music Technology, and co-author of Interactive Composition, all published by Oxford University Press.

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Sonifications of Global Environmental DataAndrea Polli2. Sewer Pipe OrganPhilip Blackburn3. Biophonic Sound Sculptures in Public SpacesBernie Krause4. A Philosophical Report From Work-In-ProgressDavid Dunn5. Listening to the EarthJohn Bullitt6. The Place Where You Go to Listen: An Ecosystem of Sound and LightJohn Luther Adams7. MeltwaterCheryl E. Leonard8. Hearing Curved SpaceJeff Talman9. River ListeningLeah Barclay10. Sun BoxesCraig Colorusso11. Bridge Music and Tower MusicJoseph Bertolozzi12. Data as Music: Why Musically Encoded Sonification Design Offers a Rich Palette for Information DisplayMarty Quinn13. Sonic Landscapes (finding a sense of place with my ears)Bruce Odland14. Sonic Migrations: listening in-between, sensing placeXimena Alarcón15. Sound ArchitectureZimoun16. The Sonic Ecology of StructuresChina Blue17. Why Bring Nature Into Your Music?David Rothenberg18. The Dawn ChorusGordon Hempton19. Bivvy BroadcastsDawn Scarfe20. A Philosophy of Eco-acoustics in the Interdisciplinary Project "Fragments of Extinction"David Monacchi21. Towards Activist Sound: N30 Live at the WTO Protest November 30, 1999Christopher DeLaurenti22. The Listening Experience of "Paramnesia"Aki Pasoulas23. Musical Heuristics in Six Ecoacoustic QuintetsMatthew BurtnerIndex

Bianchi, Manzo, and the contributors to their book present music studies with a wealth of critical research and creative practices that will influence new social science and humanities research, short-term field studies in the classroom, and studio courses. With Environmental Sound Artists: In Their Own Words, we welcome a valuable addition to the field of sound studies and to music libraries across the globe.