Poem about the soundscape

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2525-3123.gis.2025.218657

Keywords:

Soundscape, Ecology, Noise, Sonic, Environment

Abstract

The soundscape is constantly present in our lives—in the songs of birds, in nature, in industry, in cities, in this grand ambient melody. It surrounds us and involves us in an acoustic atmosphere, where sound elements of various typologies flow. But after all, what is a soundscape? This poem carries with it a brief history of soundscape study, exploring the different types of soundscapes, definitions and quotes from significant authors in the field. It’s a way to discover more about the soundscape in a light and poetic way, as Bernie Krause says: “A picture may be worth a  thousand words, but a natural soundscape is worth a  thousand pictures.”

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Author Biography

  • Camila Mara Degen, Università degli Studi di Torino

    Camila Degen é doutoranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Humanities da Università degli Studi di Torino, Piemonte, Itália, dedicando-se à pesquisa sobre paisagem sonora. É Mestre em Ciências do Espetáculo e Produção Multimídia pela Università degli Studi di Messina, Sicília, Itália, e Bacharel em Música com Ênfase em Composição de Trilha Sonora pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brasil.

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Krause, Bernie. 2012. Great Animal Orchestra - Finding the Origins of Music in the Worlds Wild Places. London: Profile Books.

Krause, Bernie. 2015. Voices of the Wild: Animal Songs Human Din and the Call to Save Natural Soundscapes. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Nichols, Wallace e Cousteau Celine. 2014. Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being near in on or Under Water Can Make You Happier Healthier More Connected and Better at What You Do. New York: Little Brown Spark.

Schafer, Raymond Murray. 1985. Il paesaggio sonoro. Casa Ricordi S.r.l. e LIM Editrice S.r.l., 1985. (ed. or. Schafer, Raymond Murray. 1977. The Tuning of the World: Toward a Theory of Soundscape Design, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania).

Titon, Jeff Todd. 2012. A sound commons for all living creatures. Smithsonian Folkways Magazine, pp. 486-97.

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Published

2025-11-11

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Gesture, image and sounds

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How to Cite

Degen, Camila Mara. 2025. “Poem about the Soundscape”. GIS - Gesture, Image and Sound - Anthropology Journal 10 (1): e218657. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2525-3123.gis.2025.218657.