Dwelling and the sacralisation of the air: A note on acousmatic music

Parker Dixon, M. (2011) Dwelling and the sacralisation of the air: A note on acousmatic music. Organised Sound, 16(2), pp. 115-119. (doi: 10.1017/S1355771811000057)

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Abstract

This paper adapts Martin Heidegger’s philosophy of ‘dwelling’ in order to effect a liaison between acousmatic music and ecological concern. I propose this as an alternative to both the propagandist use of music as a means of protest and to using the science of ecology as a domain that might furnish new compositional means. I advance the interpretation that acousmatic music ‘occupies the air’ in ways that transform the meaning of that dimension. It allows the sky to be sky and the earth, earth. I use the precedent of bell ringing as an example of sonic activity that occupies the air in order to further

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Dixon, Dr Martin
Authors: Parker Dixon, M.
Subjects:B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BH Aesthetics
M Music and Books on Music > M Music
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Music
Journal Name:Organised Sound
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
ISSN:1355-7718
ISSN (Online):1469-8153
Published Online:28 June 2011
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2011 Cambridge University Press
First Published:First published in Organised Sound 2011 16(2):115-119
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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