Definition of soundscape
: a mélange of musical and sometimes nonmusical sounds
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The staging here gets bogged down from time to time with cumbersome scene changes, though the musical underscoring in Ronnie Malley's original soundscape provides lively accompaniment.
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As he got gradually exhausted from the performance the heartbeat quickened, breath shortened and so the soundscape evolved.
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1964
First Known Use of soundscape
1964
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