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How music works
Title:
How music works
Author:
Byrne, David, 1952-
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
San Francisco [Calif.] : McSweeneys, [2012]

©2012
Physical Description:
345 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Summary:
The Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Talking Heads presents a celebration of music that offers insight into the roles of time, place and recording technology, discussing how evolutionary patterns of adaptations and responses to cultural and physical contexts have influenced music expression throughout history and culminated in the 20th century's transformative practices.
Language:
English
Contents:
Creation in reverse -- My life in performance -- Technology shapes music : analog -- Technology shapes music : digital -- In the recording studio -- Collaborations -- Business and finances -- How to make a scene -- Amateurs! -- Harmonia Mundi.
ISBN:
9781936365531
Format :
Book