How music works book review5/28/2023 ![]() Club "Essential" -The San Francisco Chronicle "Absorbing" -The IndependentĪbout the Author DAVID BYRNE is an author, a musician, and a filmmaker known for his creative collaborations and work with the Talking Heads. Witty, insightful, thought provoking and always interesting, How Music Works isn’t just for musicians, it’s for everyone who loves music. Praise for How Music Works "Brilliantly original" -The New York Times Book Review "Fascinating" -Booklist "Extraordinary" -The Guardian "Dazzling" -The Onion A.V. David Byrne has created some of the most interesting and intelligent popular music of his era, and this book he proves he’s equally adept as a writer. Byrne's magnum opus uncovers ever-new and thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all. ![]() ![]() ![]() Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, Byrne taps deeply into his lifetime of knowledge to explore the panoptic elements of music, how it shapes the human experience, and reveals the impetus behind how we create, consume, distribute, and enjoy the songs, symphonies, and rhythms that provide the backbeat of life. ![]() About the Book "Originally published in the United States in hardcover in 2012 and in paperback in 2013 by McSweeneys, San Francisco."īook Synopsis *Updated with a new chapter on digital curation* How Music Works is David Byrne's incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social or technological. ![]()
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