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Dhvani: Nature and Culture of Sound
Assembled in this volume are the presentations of IGNCA seminar exploring the various complex conceptual dimensions of sound, ranging from its mystical and metaphysical to its present-day developments, from its perceptions in indigenous musical theory to its futuristic applications.
178 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1999
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February 9, 2017
Dhvani (Sound/Nada) is a profound experience that envelopes us from birth to death. Yet it is not easily fathomed. Its description by an acoustic engineer is very different from that of a musician, a linguist, a city planner, or a neurologist.
The essays are an outcome of a 2-day international seminar in New Delhi, not only to understand the experiential, cross-cultural perceptions of sound, or not just to discourse about its definitional subtleties as are encountered in the ancient texts of the East and the West; but also to bring together its perceptions in tradition, modern acoustics, and even in the ongoing environmental studies. In today's living conditions, the Dhvani-theme is specially crucial -- for sound has become a major pollutant both in terms of resonances and acoustics.
The presentations assembled in this volume focus around five thematic areas of the seminar: (a) Sound as the Source of Creation and Sources of Sound, (b) Sound and the Senses, (c) Sound and Space, (d) Sound and Time, and (e) Symbols of Sound and Sonic Designs, the authors open up the possibilities of interaction among different disciplines involved in the study of dhvani-phenomenon.
Authoritative work and very interesting indeed.
The essays are an outcome of a 2-day international seminar in New Delhi, not only to understand the experiential, cross-cultural perceptions of sound, or not just to discourse about its definitional subtleties as are encountered in the ancient texts of the East and the West; but also to bring together its perceptions in tradition, modern acoustics, and even in the ongoing environmental studies. In today's living conditions, the Dhvani-theme is specially crucial -- for sound has become a major pollutant both in terms of resonances and acoustics.
The presentations assembled in this volume focus around five thematic areas of the seminar: (a) Sound as the Source of Creation and Sources of Sound, (b) Sound and the Senses, (c) Sound and Space, (d) Sound and Time, and (e) Symbols of Sound and Sonic Designs, the authors open up the possibilities of interaction among different disciplines involved in the study of dhvani-phenomenon.
Authoritative work and very interesting indeed.
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