Soundscapes can be deliberately orchestrated like musical compositions

Evidence

The acoustic designer may incline society to listen again to models of beautifully modulated and balanced soundscapes such as we have in great musical compositions. From these, clues may be obtained as to how the soundscape may be altered, sped up, slowed down, thinned or thickened, weighted in favor of or against specific effects. The ultimate endeavor is to learn how sounds may be rearranged so that all possible types may be heard to advantage—an art called orchestration. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 794

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the central concept of orchestration as applied to the soundscape.
• SEED: An angle: using orchestration language — thickening, thinning, weighting — as a vocabulary for describing any environment’s acoustic balance.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 794
• XREF: connects to: The world’s soundscape can be treated as a musical composition we co-author; Ordinary objects can be transformed into musical instruments through attention — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 695; Ancient builders sited and shaped structures with acoustic intent. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 721 (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• The entire soundscape can be treated as one ongoing musical composition #corroborates (0.99) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 669
• A group can turn ambient environmental sounds into shared composition #exemplifies (0.95) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 291
• Isobel and events maps offer concrete soundscape notation methods #exemplifies (0.70) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 452
• Soundwalks use mapped scores to guide attention to specific sounds #exemplifies (0.65) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 695
• A soundscape is composed of audible events rather than visible objects #expands (0.60) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 28
• Music alone can harmonize the inner world with the outer soundscape #qualifies (0.50)
• Only music can duplicate the complexity of the soundscape #qualifies (0.40) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 148