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> [“The loudest noise heard on this earth within living memory was the explosion of the caldera Krakatoa in Indonesia on August 26 and 27,1883. The actual sounds were heard as far away as the island of Rodriguez, a distance of nearly 4,500 kilometers,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-murray-schafer/the-loudest-noise-heard-on-this-earth-within-living-memory-was-the/)

[R. Murray Schafer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-murray-schafer/)

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## More by R. Murray Schafer

> [Dawn itself is the most neglected masterpiece of the modern world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-murray-schafer/dawn-itself-is-the-most-neglected-masterpiece-of-the-modern-world/)

[R. Murray Schafer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-murray-schafer/)

> [Someone once said that the two most important things in developing taste were sensitivity and intelligence. I don't think this is so; I'd rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-murray-schafer/someone-once-said-that-the-two-most-important-things-in-developing/)

[R. Murray Schafer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-murray-schafer/)

> [Still the noise in the mind: that is the first task - then everything else will follow in time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-murray-schafer/still-the-noise-in-the-mind-that-is-the-first-task-then-everything/)

[R. Murray Schafer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-murray-schafer/)

> [When you listen carefully to the soundscape it becomes quite miraculous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-murray-schafer/when-you-listen-carefully-to-the-soundscape-it-becomes-quite/)

[R. Murray Schafer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-murray-schafer/)

> [The earth forms the body of an instrument, across which strings are stretched and are tuned by a divine hand. We must try once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-murray-schafer/the-earth-forms-the-body-of-an-instrument-across-which-strings-are/)

[R. Murray Schafer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-murray-schafer/)

> [We cannot close our ears; we have no ear lids!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-murray-schafer/we-cannot-close-our-ears-we-have-no-ear-lids/)

[R. Murray Schafer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-murray-schafer/)

> [“The loudest noise heard on this earth within living memory was the explosion of the caldera Krakatoa in Indonesia on August 26 and 27,1883.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-murray-schafer/the-loudest-noise-heard-on-this-earth-within-living-memory-was-the/)

[R. Murray Schafer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-murray-schafer/)

> [Today all sounds belong to a continuous field of possibilities lying within the comprehensive dominion of music. Behold the new orchestra: the sonic universe!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-murray-schafer/today-all-sounds-belong-to-a-continuous-field-of-possibilities-lying/)

[R. Murray Schafer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-murray-schafer/)

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