Category Archives: writing sound

A falling fourth or fifth

Posted on February 24, 2013 by davidtoop

Bitterly cold this morning in Queens Wood but not too cold to hear the woman calling her dogs with a fluting falling call – ooh oooh – that reminded me of the similar calls my mother would sound out over … Continue reading →

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The Woman Seen Sweeping the Sea: Annabel Nicolson escaping notice.

Posted on February 5, 2013 by davidtoop

If a piano becomes silenced through dereliction, keys detached like so much loose kindling, is it still a piano? I asked that question, silently to myself, watching Annabel Nicolson’s Piano Film (Camden Arts Centre, Film in Space, group show selected … Continue reading →

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Can I get a witness?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by davidtoop

my essay for Scanner’s Witness project – David Toop on Witness – can be found online here: http://www.soundandmusic.org/projects/scanner-durham-brass-festival/david-toop-witness

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