{"product_id":"stereophonica-isbn-9780262044783","title":"Stereophonica","description":"\u003cb\u003eEpisodes in the transformation of our understanding of sound and space, from binaural listening in the nineteenth century to contemporary sound art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe relationship between sound and space has become central to both creative practices in music and sound art and contemporary scholarship on sound. Entire subfields have emerged in connection to the spatial aspects of sound, from spatial audio and sound installation to acoustic ecology and soundscape studies. But how did our understanding of sound become spatial? In \u003ci\u003eStereophonica,\u003c\/i\u003e Gascia Ouzounian examines a series of historical episodes that transformed ideas of sound and space, from the advent of stereo technologies in the nineteenth century to visual representations of sonic environments today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective, Ouzounian draws on both the history of science and technology and the history of music and sound art. She investigates the binaural apparatus that allowed nineteenth-century listeners to observe sound in three dimensions; examines the development of military technologies for sound location during World War I; revisits experiments in stereo sound at Bell Telephone Laboratories in the 1930s; and considers the creation of \"optimized acoustical environments\" for theaters and factories. She explores the development of multichannel \"spatial music\" in the 1950s and sound installation art in the 1960s; analyzes the mapping of soundscapes; and investigates contemporary approaches to sonic urbanism, sonic practices that reimagine urban environments through sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich in detail but accessible and engaging, and generously illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps, and diagrams of devices and artworks, \u003ci\u003eStereophonica\u003c\/i\u003e brings an acute, imaginative, and much-needed historical sensibility to the growing literature around sound and space.Acknowledgments ix \u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations xiii \u003cbr\u003e1 Introduction 1 \u003cbr\u003e2 The Rise of the Binaural Listener: Spatial Hearing in the Nineteenth Century 17 \u003cbr\u003e3 Powers of Hearing: Acoustic Defense and Technologies of Listening during the First World War 37 \u003cbr\u003e4 Sound and Music in Three Dimensions: Spectacular Stereophony at Bell Telephone Laboratories 61 \u003cbr\u003e5 Psycho-Acoustics: Sound Control, Emotional Control, and Sonic Warfare 83 \u003cbr\u003e6 From a Poetics to a Politics of Space: Spatial Music and Sound Installation Art 105 \u003cbr\u003e7 Mapping the Acoustic City: Noise Mapping and Sound Mapping 125 \u003cbr\u003e8 Sonic Urbanism in Beirut 151 \u003cbr\u003e9 Epilogue 169 \u003cbr\u003eNotes 173 \u003cbr\u003eReferences 185 \u003cbr\u003eIndex 213“Ouzounian takes us on an extraordinary journey through the archaeology of acoustic and auditory spatialization. Ambitious and engaging in its account of stereophony, sonic warfare, contemporary sonic urbanism, and more, this book is an inspiring treat for academics, sound practitioners, and the general reader.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAura Satz, artist\/lecturer, Royal College of Art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A feat of rigor and poise amid the sound-filled spaces that define the past century: churches and battlefields, symphony halls and city streets. \u003ci\u003eStereophonica\u003c\/i\u003e is a genealogy of sound installation art and spatial music that documents how sound and hearing came to be understood in spatial as well as temporal terms. Ouzounian traces the propagation of ideas and tools from science to war to art (and back again) with true virtuosity. An ambitious and brilliant work.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMara Mills, Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eTesting Hearing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Two fascinating bedfellows lie between the covers of \u003ci\u003eStereophonica\u003c\/i\u003e: the early chapters delve into the rich history of spatial hearing from a technological perspective; subsequent chapters provide close studies of sound-in-space practices by modern and contemporary artists and cultural investigators. An invaluable read for sound thinkers and practitioners.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePaul DeMarinis, Professor of Art, Stanford Universit\u003c\/b\u003eyGascia Ouzounian is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Oxford.Episodes in the transformation of our understanding of sound and space, from binaural listening in the nineteenth century to contemporary sound art.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302143250661,"sku":"NP9780262044783","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262044783.jpg?v=1767737314","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/stereophonica-isbn-9780262044783","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}