The Art of Noticing

The Art of Noticing

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TAoN No. 85: "Gifted listeners," the useful pleasure of a sound diary, and hearing as a creative act. Plus: A new Missing Word, and more

Rob Walker
Sep 27, 2021
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Over on Brainpickings the other day, Maria Popova shared some thinking from composer Aaron Copland on the subject of “gifted” listeners. She wrote:

“The poetry of music, Copland intimates, is composed both by the musician, in the creation of music and its interpretation in performance, …

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