Bryce Bresnan

Date of Award

2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Dancigers, Mark

Keywords

Infrasound, Music, Casket

Area of Concentration

Music

Abstract

Infrasound is defined as the range of frequencies below the range of human hearing: 20 Hz down to .001 Hz. It is a relatively unexplored range of sounds that has some mysterious characteristics including the ability to subliminally influence emotions. In some cases, this sonic material has been known to induce inexplicable fear and "paranormal" experiences. In that same vein, there is much interest in the idea of using infrasound as a weapon because its physical properties seem to point to the possibility of harnessing infrasound to imperceptibly influence humans both physically and emotionally. One of the most intriguing aspects of infrasonic music is that it can not be heard, which is not to say it can not be perceived. Given enough volume, infrasonic music can be felt tactilely. In this thesis, I explore the curious realm of infrasonic music through construction of a specialized infrasonic speaker array leading to the composition and performance of a piece of infrasonic music.

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