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Round five p.m. terrace with violin, bells and barking Lucy in the time of COVID19: soundscape

Isolone Bertolla, Torino, Piemonte, 10099, Italia

A 31-minute field recording by giuseppe gavazza made in Turin, Italy on 26 May 2021, in the afternoon. Soundscape: church bells.

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Round five p.m. terrace with violin, bells and barking Lucy in the time of COVID19: soundscape
30:43Public Domain Markby giuseppe gavazzaInternet Archive
30:43
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"Round five p.m. terrace with violin, bells and barking Lucy in the time of COVID19": soundscape. Chapter CLXXIV of Ascolto il tuo cuore, città. I listen to your heart, city Wednesday, May 20th, 2021. Fixed position on an internal terrace at San Salvario district Turin. A violin is exercising in the south, shortly after 5 p.m. the bells ring out and Lucy barks and howls, as is her bad habit. More than one year and two months after emergency disposition due to the epidemic of COVID19. Start at 4:53: p.m. end at 5:24 p.m. duration of recording 30’43” Quadraphonic surround recording on stereo made with ZoomH2n, internal mics, 24 bit, 48 kHz, wav converted to MP3 320 kbit/s.

Written by giuseppe gavazza on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Turin is a city of about 847,287 people in Piedmont, Italy. OttoAnna lists 203 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom H2n. A compact recorder with five capsules offering X/Y, mid-side and surround modes.

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