Sound: A Reader in Theatre Practice

Author:   Ross Brown
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9780230551879


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   30 November 2009
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Ross Brown
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.571kg
ISBN:  

9780230551879


ISBN 10:   0230551874
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   30 November 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface Introduction: The Theatre of Sound PART I: DRAMATURGICALLY ORGANISED NOISE Defining Theatre Sound Design What the Textbooks Say The Pre-History of Sound Design Alternative Takes Five Sound Designers in their Own Words PART II: THEATRICALLY ORGANISED HEARING Problems with Sound as Scenography Live Listening: The Aural Phenomenology of Theatre Resounding Theatres Alternative Realities John Levack Drever on Sound Effect-Object-Event Conclusion Bibliography.

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'Ross Brown approaches 'a reader' in a refreshing and engaging way - he provides a compelling narrative and argument, interspersing and amplifying them with extracts from aa range of key texts.' - Norie Neumark, Senses & Society 'There is no other book that considers equally and inseparably the theory, philosophy and practice of stage sound. A rigorously controlled piece of research of great originality and of terrific significance to the discipline.' - Chris Baugh, Professor of Performance and Technology, University of Leeds, UK 'A valuable assemblage of historical perspectives and current issues in Sound Design and perception...provocative in many ways.' - David Budries, Freelance Sound Designer; Professor of Sound Design, Yale University, USA


'There is no other book that considers equally and inseparably the theory, philosophy and practice of stage sound. A rigorously controlled piece of research of great originality and of terrific significance to the discipline.' - Chris Baugh, Professor of Performance and Technology, University of Leeds, UK 'A valuable assemblage of historical perspectives and current issues in Sound Design and perception!.provocative in many ways.' - David Budries, Freelance Sound Designer; Professor of Sound Design, Yale University, USA


Author Information

ROSS BROWN is Dean of Studies and Reader in Sound at the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK. He is Convenor of the International Theatre Sound Colloquium His professional career as a theatre composer, musician and sound designer includes productions for BBC Radio Drama, Shared Experience, RSC, The Almeida, BAC, The Gate, The Royal Court, The Shadow Syndicate, Glasgow Citizens', Lancaster Duke's, Derby Playhouse, Red Shift and many other prestigious companies in the commercial and subsidised sectors.

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