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unusual facts about R. Murray Schafer


Schismogenesis

Steven Feld (1994, p. 265-271), apparently in response to R. Murray Schafer's schizophonia and borrowing the term from Bateson, employs schismogenesis to name the recombination and recontextualization of sounds split from their sources.


Charivari Press

Its recently published and upcoming list of contributors include composers, artists and critical theorists, such as: Hildegard Westerkamp, John Cage, Max Neuhaus, R. Murray Schafer, Alvin Lucier, Douglas Kahn and Richard Kostelanetz.

Frédéric Bednarz

He has premièred many new works by composers, such as R. Murray Schafer, Ana Sokolovic, Claude Marc Bourget.

Quebec Contemporary Music Society

The first Montreal/New Music International Festival was produced in 2005 and featured the music of more than 50 composers, including Cornelis de Bondt, R. Murray Schafer, and Michel Longtin.

Stuart Laughton

Laughton founded Opening Day Recordings in 1993 as a means of promoting Canadian music and musicians such as pianist Janina Fialkowska, harpist Judy Loman, composer R. Murray Schafer, soprano Mary Lou Fallis and the Hannaford Street Silver Band with conductor Bramwell Tovey.


see also

Princess of the Stars

The Princess of the Stars, an experimental opera or music drama by R. Murray Schafer