soundwalk
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
sound + walk; first used by members of the World Soundscape Project under the leadership of composer R. Murray Schafer in Vancouver in the 1970s.
Noun[edit]
soundwalk (plural soundwalks)
- An excursion for the purpose of listening to the environment.
- 2009 April 11, John Terauds, “Unexpected will help Open Ears”, in Toronto Star[1]:
- Although there is a classical component to Open Ears, there's a lot more on offer on the high-quality, eclectic bill, including the Turtle Island String Quartet playing the music of Coltrane, Vancouver's Hard Rubber Orchestra, an outdoor soundwalk with Schafer, Persian improv and art installations.