Climate Catastrophe as Environmental Music: The Aral Sea

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Climate Catastrophe as Environmental Music : The Aral Sea. / Bach, Anders; Munkholm, Johan Lau.

Proceedings of the 2019 International Computer Music Conference, New York City, NY, USA. Michigan Publishing, 2019. p. 76-79.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Bach, A & Munkholm, JL 2019, Climate Catastrophe as Environmental Music: The Aral Sea. in Proceedings of the 2019 International Computer Music Conference, New York City, NY, USA. Michigan Publishing, pp. 76-79. <https://www.fulcrum.org/epubs/9880vt18d?locale=en#page=77>

APA

Bach, A., & Munkholm, J. L. (2019). Climate Catastrophe as Environmental Music: The Aral Sea. In Proceedings of the 2019 International Computer Music Conference, New York City, NY, USA (pp. 76-79). Michigan Publishing. https://www.fulcrum.org/epubs/9880vt18d?locale=en#page=77

Vancouver

Bach A, Munkholm JL. Climate Catastrophe as Environmental Music: The Aral Sea. In Proceedings of the 2019 International Computer Music Conference, New York City, NY, USA. Michigan Publishing. 2019. p. 76-79

Author

Bach, Anders ; Munkholm, Johan Lau. / Climate Catastrophe as Environmental Music : The Aral Sea. Proceedings of the 2019 International Computer Music Conference, New York City, NY, USA. Michigan Publishing, 2019. pp. 76-79

Bibtex

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