The Art of Noises: Futurist Manifesto by Luigi Russolo (1913) | Translated from Italian

The Art of Noises (Italian: L'arte dei Rumori) is a Futurist manifesto written by Luigi Russolo in a 1913 letter to friend and Futurist composer Francesco Balilla Pratella. In it, Russolo argues that the human ear has become accustomed to the speed, energy, and noise of the urban industrial soundscape; furthermore, this new sonic palette requires a new approach to musical instrumentation and composition. He proposes a number of conclusions about how electronics and other technology will allow futurist musicians to "substitute for the limited variety of timbres that the orchestra possesses today the infinite variety of timbres in noises, reproduced with appropriate mechanisms".^[1]

The Art of Noises is considered by some authors to be one of the most important and influential texts in 20th-century musical aesthetics.

Musicians/Artists influenced by The Art of Noises
John Cage || Pierre Schaeffer || Pierre Henry || Art of Noise || Adam Ant || Einstürzende || Neubauten || Test Dept || DJ Spooky || Dywane Thomas, Jr. || Francisco López || R. Henry Nigl || Material || Jean-Luc Hervé Berthelot || Daft Punk

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