R. Murray Schafer (1933–2021)

Born 1933 CE, died 2021 CE.

Raymond Murray Schafer (July 18, 1933 – August 14, 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 the World (1977). He was the first recipient of the Jules Léger Prize in 1978.

Text from the Wikipedia article R._Murray_Schafer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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