How does Russolo understand sound and noise? Has this changed your understanding of it?
Sound has evolved over time, it has grown from what was initially intrigue over small sounds in the almost silent natural world. He thinks that there needs to be an expansion of orchestration to include all noise. It is something that can be created by chaos and disorder. We need to refine our view of the music from that of the awestruck masses. As someone whose taste in music is pretty ecclectic I feel like this wasn't much news.
How is he using language to make this essay a sonic experience?
The writing was musical
in times laid out
to create a sense of whimsy and flow
much
onomatopoeia
What are the "categories of noises" that he describes?
"rubbed string instruments, pinched string
instruments, metallic wind instruments, wooden wind instruments, and percussion
instruments"
