We are a visual culture. We give short shrift to sound. We mask it with headphones; we dismiss it as background noise. But if you listen to it differently, you hear it differently. There is a symphony out there. Fires are crackling; traffic is humming; snow shovels are scraping; L cars are screeching; boots are crunching over snow. For todays column, Barbara Brotman talked to artists who create music from everyday sounds.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:07:01 +0000