Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Introduction: Soundscapes, Geography, and Music Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Time and Space Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Waterscapes: Towards a Sea of Tranquility Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Specific and Generalized Landscapes Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Imagined and Mythic Landscapes Chapter 7 Chapter 6: Searching for Meaning in Landscapes of Extremes Chapter 8 Chapter 7: Landscapes of Death, Survival, and Remembrance Chapter 9 Chapter 8: Music in Places Chapter 10 Chapter 9: Conclusion Chapter 11 Appendix: On Soundscapes and the Geography of Music Chapter 12 References
David B. Knight is a geographer who has been on the faculties of Macalester College, De Paul University, Carleton University, and the University of Guelph. As an orchestral musician, he has performed with groups in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Scotland.
As a conductor I thoroughly enjoyed Landscapes in Music. David
Knight's approach develops broad perspectives by specific examples
and provides a unique way of looking at orchestral music. Using
geographical and musical landscapes and pointing out their
relatedness gives true insight into the minds and music of the
relevant composers. Fascinating.
*Henry Janzen, Conductor, Hart House Orchestra, University of
Toronto*
This is a valuable contribution to the cultural geography of
landscapes and imagery. David Knight has abviously devoted much of
his time to playing and listening to works that excite his
interpretation of landscape.
*The Geographical Review*
Landscapes in Music is an outstanding assignment for cultural
geography courses; it belongs on every human geographer's
bookshelf.
*Professional Geographer*
From bird calls to folk songs, from babbling brooks to raging
storms, from windswept expanses to echoing valleys, composers have
been inspired by nature and culture, defining by musical idiom the
regions and landscapes of our world. Geographer and musician David
Knight takes his readers on a global euphonic journey of several
centuries, creating new and fascinating contexts for the old and
familiar as well as the modern and unconventional. This remarkable,
innovative, and highly personal work delivers far more than its
modest title implies.
*H. J. de Blij, Michigan State University*
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