Makis Solomos was born in Greece and now lives in France, working as Professor of Musicology at the Université Paris 8 and as director of the research team MUSIDANSE. He has published many books and articles about new music, and he is one of the main international specialists of Xenakis’ music. His first book with Routledge was From Music to Sound (2019).

• Introduction1 Towards an ecology of soundPART I: Music, nature, sounds, the living2 Music and nature3 Acoustic ecology and soundscape compositions4 Philosophies of place and field recording5 Ecology and environmental sonic artivismsPART II: Mental ecology6 Listening as a construction of the commons7 Subjectivation, affect, and empowerment8 Music, sound, and extreme violencePART III: Social ecology9 Music, society, politics10 Social and ecosophical artivismsBy way of conclusion: Lockdown and music: the artist as producer

Makis Solomos was born in Greece and now lives in France, working as Professor of Musicology at the Université Paris 8 and as director of the research team MUSIDANSE. He has published many books and articles about new music, and he is one of the main international specialists of Xenakis’ music. His first book with Routledge was From Music to Sound (2019).

• Introduction1 Towards an ecology of soundPART I: Music, nature, sounds, the living2 Music and nature3 Acoustic ecology and soundscape compositions4 Philosophies of place and field recording5 Ecology and environmental sonic artivismsPART II: Mental ecology6 Listening as a construction of the commons7 Subjectivation, affect, and empowerment8 Music, sound, and extreme violencePART III: Social ecology9 Music, society, politics10 Social and ecosophical artivismsBy way of conclusion: Lockdown and music: the artist as producer

Makis Solomos was born in Greece and now lives in France, working as Professor of Musicology at the Université Paris 8 and as director of the research team MUSIDANSE. He has published many books and articles about new music, and he is one of the main international specialists of Xenakis’ music. His first book with Routledge was From Music to Sound (2019).

• Introduction1 Towards an ecology of soundPART I: Music, nature, sounds, the living2 Music and nature3 Acoustic ecology and soundscape compositions4 Philosophies of place and field recording5 Ecology and environmental sonic artivismsPART II: Mental ecology6 Listening as a construction of the commons7 Subjectivation, affect, and empowerment8 Music, sound, and extreme violencePART III: Social ecology9 Music, society, politics10 Social and ecosophical artivismsBy way of conclusion: Lockdown and music: the artist as producer