Noise. The History of Humanity. An Extraordinary Acoustic Journey Through Time and Space
Noise. The History of Humanity. An Extraordinary Acoustic Journey Through Time and Space
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What did the past sound like? What was the world like without cars, airplanes, and electricity? What did a person walking through the streets of a medieval city, or even in the era of the first civilizations, when the Earth was still so sparsely populated? - Historian, journalist and musician Kai-Ove Kessler introduces us to a wide variety of noise sources, both natural and those associated with progress and technological development, and presents human history from an unusual and fascinating perspective. "Studying the history of noise comes with one challenge. Noises and sounds are fleeting and disappear without a trace. It was not until the late nineteenth century that it became possible to preserve and reproduce them. To describe the sound of previous eras, we must look for other sources: diaries, travelers' accounts, reports, ship's logs, as well as paintings, drawings, sculptures, reliefs, measurements, architectural plans, mechanical designs, blueprints, psychoacoustic data, anatomical studies, and even archaeological findings... Now, let's get going! Let me guide you through the pages of this multi-sounding story." Kai-Ove Kessler
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