Drever, John L.. 2022. 'London Street Noises'. In: Sonic Cartography: Soundscape, Simulation and Re-enactment 2022. University of Kent, United Kingdom 28-30 October 2022. [Conference or Workshop Item]

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The talk will present the findings of a truly longitudinal soundscape study, London Street Noises, which commenced in 1928. The Daily Mail, in collaboration with the Columbia Gramophone Company Ltd. experimented with field recording to help communicate perceived loudness and identify the sources of “unnecessary noise”. This was probably the first concerted anti-noise campaign of this type and scale, requiring huge technological efforts. Following the presentation of the recordings in 1928 the regulatory bodies and politicians of the time reviewed and improved the policies around urban noise. Picked up by Drever, the project continues to the present day see: londonstreetnoises.co.uk

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Music > Unit for Sound Practice Research Music
Dates:	Date Event 30 October 2022 Completed
Event Location:	University of Kent, United Kingdom
Date range:	28-30 October 2022
Item ID:	32681
Date Deposited:	29 Nov 2022 09:31
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2022 09:31
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/32681

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