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List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part One.  Luigi Russolo from the Formative Years to 1913 1. Futurism as a Metaphysical Science 13 2. Occult Futurism 43 3. Spotlight on Russolo 71 4. Painting Noise: La musica 98 5. Russolo and Synesthesia 110 6. Russolo’s Metaphysics 122 Part Two.  The Art of Noises and the Occult 7. Intonarumori Unveiled 137 8. The Spirali di Rumori 151 9. The Arte dei “Romori” 169 10. Controversial Leonardo 197 11. Third Level 209 Conclusion: Materialist Futurism? 225 Notes 231 Contents This page intentionally left blank ...

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