The difference between Thoreau’s and present-day soundscapes illustrates the changing nature of soundscapes throughout history. What were some of the acoustical (aural or heard) features of Henry David Thoreau’s “wilderness soundscape”? Why did he leave out certain features? (Examples may vary.)
What will be an ideal response?
• The sound (unpleasant to Thoreau) of a steam engine whistle.
• Since he was describing his wilderness soundscape, he omitted the features of farm and city soundscapes of the mid-nineteenth-century.
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a. the Calf-bearer b. Laocoön and his Sons c. the Riace Warrior d. Dying Gaul
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