Schizophonia is a term coined by
R. Murray Schafer
Raymond Murray Schafer (18 July 1933 – 14 August 2021) was a Canadian composer, writer, music educator, and environmentalist perhaps best known for his World Soundscape Project, concern for acoustic ecology, and his book ''The Tuning of th ...
to describe the splitting of an original sound and its electroacoustic reproduction. This concept comes from the invention of electroacoustic equipment for the transmission of sound, which meant that any sound could be recorded and sent anywhere around the world. Originally, that was not possible, as every sound was an original and could only be heard once. Schizophonia is the separation of this native sound and the recording of it; and the term focusses on the detrimental effects of this for individuals and societies at large.
In popular culture
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Mike Batt
Michael Philip Batt, LVO (born 6 February 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, record producer, director and conductor. He was formerly the Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry.
Having achieved substantia ...
released an album in 1977 entitled ''Schizophonia''
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Rinôçérôse released an album in 2005 entitled ''
Schizophonia''
* A number of albums are entitled the related term ''
Schizophonic''
See also
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Acousmatic sound
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Acoustic ecology
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Schismogenesis Schismogenesis literally means "creation of division". The term derives from the Greek words σχίσμα ''skhisma'' "cleft" (borrowed into English as schism, "division into opposing factions"), and γένεσις ''genesis'' "generation, creation ...
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Sound culture
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Soundscape
A soundscape is the acoustic environment as perceived by humans, in context. The term was originally coined by Michael Southworth, and popularised by R. Murray Schafer. There is a varied history of the use of soundscape depending on discipline, ...
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