Speech, Music, Sound

Theo Van Leeuwen,

ISBN 10: 0333642880 / ISBN 13: 9780333642887

Published by Red Globe Press, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Speech, Music, Sound

Publisher: Red Globe Press

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis:

This book explores what speech, music and other sounds have in common. It gives a detailed description of the way perspective, rhythm, textual quality and other aspects of sound are used to communicate emotion and meaning. It draws on a wealth of examples from radio (disk jockey and newsreading speech, radio plays, advertising jingles, news signature tunes), film soundtracks (The Piano, The X-files, Disney animation films), music ranging from medieval plain chant to drum 'n' bass and everyday soundscapes.

About the Author:

THEO VAN LEEUWEN is a filmmaker, jazz musician and semiotician. He is Chair in Language and Communication at Cardiff University. Previously, he worked at the London School of Printing and at Macquarie University, Australia. He is the co-author, with G. Kress, of Reading Images.