The World Soundscape Project (WSP) was an international research project founded by Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer in the late 1960s at Simon Fraser University. The project initiated the modern study of acoustic ecology. Its ultimate goal is "to find solutions for an ecologically balanced soundscape where the relationship between the human community and its sonic environment is in harmony."[1] The practical manifestations of this goal include education about the soundscape and noise pollution, in addition to the recording and cataloguing of international soundscapes with a focus on preservation of soundmarks and dying sounds and sound environments.
Publications which emerged from the project include The Book of Noise (1968)[2] and The Tuning of the World (1977),[3] both by Schafer, as well as the Handbook for Acoustic Ecology (1978)[4] by Barry Truax. The project has thus far resulted in two major tours, in Canada and Europe, the results of which comprise the World Soundscape Library.
Notable members included John Oswald,[5] Howard Broomfield, Bruce Davis, Peter Huse, Barry Truax and Hildegard Westerkamp.
^"World Soundscape Project". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
^Arcana Editions
^Schafer, Raymond Murray (1977). The Tuning of the World. Random House Inc. ISBN 0-394-40966-3.
^Handbook for Acoustic Ecology - Barry Truax (ISBN 0-88985-011-9)
^Rancic, Michael (2016-07-13). "Why a Canadian Composer's Controversial 80s Work is Still Ahead of Today's Copyright Laws". VICE. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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