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Pauline Oliveros (30 May 1932 – 24 November 2016) was an American experimental composer and accordionist.
Listen, My Children
This aesthetic is designed to inspire both trained and untrained performers to practice the art of listening and responding to environmental conditions in solo and ensemble situations". – Jason Ankeny, qtd. In Wikipedia
Heidi Von Gunden names a new musical theory developed by Oliveros, "sonic awareness", and describes it as "the ability to consciously focus attention upon environmental and musical sound", requiring "continual alertness and an inclination to be always listening" – Wikipedia
Oliveros felt people should reap
The blessings of listening deep;
But I note, (with unfairness?)
That such “sonic awareness”
Would probably put me to sleep.
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