A TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN

The visions of R Murray Schafer
by GORDON RUMSON

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It comes as no surprise that R. Murray Schafer had aspirations to a visual artist's career, sadly cut short by the loss of one eye. Undaunted, Schafer has become one of the most important composers and acoustic creators of our time with a vividness of imagination that pours over into the visual field as needed. Each image is part of the remarkable creativity of R. Murray Schafer.

Example 9: 'The Presenter', from The Princess of the Stars,
(Indian River, Ontario: Arcana Editions, 1986), p. 20.
Reproduced here with permission.