Anthropause on audio: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on church bell ringing and associated soundscapes in New South Wales (Australia) | Zendy

Murray Parker | Zendy; Dirk Spennemann | Zendy

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Anthropause on audio: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on church bell ringing and associated soundscapes in New South Wales (Australia)

Author(s) -

Murray Parker,

Dirk Spennemann

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journal of the acoustical society of america

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619

H-Index - 187

eISSN - 1520-8524

pISSN - 0001-4966

DOI - 10.1121/10.0002451

Subject(s) - soundscape , ringing , sound (geography) , covid-19 , pandemic , value (mathematics) , history , acoustics , art , telecommunications , engineering , computer science , medicine , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , physics , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , machine learning

The use of religious bells as symbolism and ritual is prevalent in many faiths worldwide. However, the sound of bells emanating from churches is by nature not exclusive to the church, as these sounds can effectively become part of the “public domain.” The value of church bell ringing can therefore be attributed to the church community and clergy as well as the wider community. Cessation of these sounds affects not only the soundscape of the area, but the people who place value on these sounds or soundscapes. Data are presented from a previous survey from 2018 investigating church bell practices in New South Wales (Australia) and compared to the current practice of bell ringing, which has been heavily influenced by regulations introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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