'Pictures of Sound' resurrects sounds from centuries past

Patrick Feaster's book and CD gather portrayals of sound waves and alternative sound recording methods, bringing back to life dead voices and melodies.The stated goal of the new combination book and compact disc "Pictures of Sound: One Thousand Years of Educed Audio: 980-1980" is impressively brash: "It's a collection that seeks to challenge existing assumptions about what historical audio itself is," writes author and scholar Patrick Feaster.

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