Read ‘Noise: Human History of Sound & Listening’ by David Hendy. Challenges the notion of a quiet past by telling extraordinary stories of sound since the dawn of humanity. Explores the diverse role of sound across 100,000 years of human history. What it really communicates in all its forms.
A Human History of Sound and Listening
Beginning with echoes from Palaeolithic caves to the renaissance church bells. Reveals subtle conversations from Africa’s talking drums, the civic babble in streets of ancient Rome, the roar of engines in industrial revolution, the brutal wars & the impact of 24-hour media.
Drawing on influences in social history, creates an immersive approach to understand the role of sound in the making of the modern mind. How sound & listening have played a significant role in all aspects of human life. Tell’s the story of sound, music, speech, echoes, chanting, drum-beats, bells, thunder, gunfire, laughter & indeed, silence. Unveils how we learned to overcome fears in our natural world, to communicate & live in harmony with the universal sounds all around us. Incredible.
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