I began to work on a translation of Schaeffer's landmark treatise at
McGill in the late 80s, but, with other fish to fry at the time, I set
it aside and have never been able to return to it. Certainly no
English translation existed at the time. I would be thrilled (but
surprised) to learn that an English translation is now available.
Of related interest: Michel Chion also published a valuable little
book titled Guide des objets sonores, dedicated to Schaeffer, his
mentor.
Best - J. Wright
James K. Wright, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School for Studies in Art & Culture (Music)
1125 Colonel By Drive (A939, Loeb Building)
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada K1S 5B6
Ph.: (613) 520-2600 (ext. 3734)
----- Original Message ----- From: "vincent rioux"
<vincent.rioux@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 2:14 AM
Subject: TOM - schaeffer
hello,
i vaguely remember having seen a translation of the "Traité des
Objets Musicaux" available in english somewhere, but sorry, i can't
find any good pointer on the internet.
with the help of Leonardo search engine, you will find quite a few
potentially interesting references :
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/cgi-bin/webglimpse.cgi?
ID=1&query=schaeffer&SearchButton=search%21&sp=sp
otherwise i would recommend the "Solfège" which comes with a 3 CD set
of examples and explanations given by Schaeffer.
still, in French...
http://www.ina.fr/produits/disques/ina-GRM/disque157.fr.html
best regards,
vincent rioux
Eleni Lapidaki wrote:
Dear Stefan,
thank you for mentioning Pierre Schaeffer. I also use his ideas
about /sound objects/ and /reduced/ /listening/ in my courses both
in music psychology and music education. i would appreciate if you
could send me any information you have about Pierre Scheffer's Sound
Objects. Thanks a lot.
all the best,
eleni