The senses, and consequently, consciousness, may be intensified by surrounding conditions.
Certainly situations fraught with hazard and risk impact and augment perception, yet those of quiet beauty and serene calm can equally awaken the faculties and elevate perceptivity above the dullness of routine.
Thus the composer's concern with the quality of aural atmospheres; the considerable effects of sonic environments upon state of mind and emotional well-being are of paramount importance and should not be underestimated.
Certainly situations fraught with hazard and risk impact and augment perception, yet those of quiet beauty and serene calm can equally awaken the faculties and elevate perceptivity above the dullness of routine.
Thus the composer's concern with the quality of aural atmospheres; the considerable effects of sonic environments upon state of mind and emotional well-being are of paramount importance and should not be underestimated.
