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Biblioteca Digital Mundial →

La Biblioteca Digital Mundial pone a disposición en Internet, de manera gratuita y en formato multilingüe, importantes materiales fundamentales de culturas de todo el mundo. Los objetivos de la Biblioteca Digital Mundial son: Promover el entendimiento internacional e intercultural; Ampliar la cantidad y la variedad de contenidos culturales en Internet; Facilitar recursos a los educadores,...

Apr 14th

The Acoustic Properties of Chambered Tombs →

Mar 23rd

Feb 25th

Archaeoacoustics study in Malta →

Feb 20th

Ancient Builders Created Monumental Structures... →

Feb 20th

The Listeners →

Listening is about more than hearing as we discover from people who listen for a living, and are trained to interpret the sounds they hear.

Feb 20th

Taoism and the Arts of China →

Feb 13th

Poème Symphonique for 100 metronomes →

Poème symphonique was composed by György Ligeti in 1962. Since its world premiere in the Netherlands in 1963, Poème symphonique for 100 metronomes has been very rarely performed in public. The complicated scenographic staging, the detailed preparation by hand, the need for around ten technicians to activate more or less simultaneously the 100 metronomes, makes the demand for performances limited....

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Feb 6th

“The formation of questions was the most important step in Cage’s...”

– Kathan Brown

Feb 6th

World’s largest natural sound archive now fully... →

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Jan 15th

Shakuhachi types: Jiari, Jinashi, and Hocchiku

Jiari have a inner bore geography that is mostly shaped by humans through the use of various materials while jinashi have a inner bore geography that is mostly shaped by nature. With jinashi it is necessary for the maker to describe to what extent they have changed the natural bamboo bore through additions and or subtractions. The hocchiku or hotchiku are modern 20th century jinashi shakuhachi...

Jan 11th

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SEASONAL ROUND: SURVIVAL

Some instruments are played in specific seasons, during the months when crops are grown or harvested. Herding and the hunting of animals are dependent on their breeding and migration patterns, and signaling instruments connected with these activities may be heard only at certain times of the year.

Jan 6th

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Dec 26th

La Méditation Sans Objet

En équilibre parfait, immobile, le poids du corps sur les genoux, la colonne vertébrale étirée vers le ciel, ni penché en avant, ni penché en arrière. On se contente d’effacer à chaque instant toute tension inutile, toute intention. Dans la posture paisible de l’éveil, à partir du silence et de l’immobilité, naturellement, inconsciemment, on donne la liberté à toute chose.

Dec 26th

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Dec 11th

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HER-NOISE →

Her Noise Archive is a resource of collected materials investigating music and sound histories in relation to gender, bringing together a wide network of women artists who use sound as a medium.

Nov 27th

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Sketches II →

Listen to chamber music by IRI-MUN: Shakuhashi, Tiple, Cello, Bass Clarinet

Nov 23rd

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