Best Music Writing 2011 (Da Capo Best Music Writing)

. Ed(s): Ross, Alex; Carr, Daphne

ISBN 10: 0306819635 / ISBN 13: 9780306819636

Published by Da Capo Press, 2011

About this Item

Twelfth in the acclaimed series of annual collections celebrating the best writing on every style of music, from rock to hip-hop, R&B to jazz, pop to blues, and more Editor(s): Ross, Alex; Carr, Daphne. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; DNF; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338. . 2011. 2011 ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Best Music Writing 2011 (Da Capo Best Music Writing)
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306819635
• ISBN 13: 9780306819636
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Best Music Writing has become one of the most eagerly awaited annuals of them all. Celebrating the year in music writing by gathering a rich array of essays, missives, and musings on every style of music from rock to hip-hop to R&B to jazz to pop to blues, it is essential reading for anyone who loves great music and accomplished writing. Scribes of every imaginable sort—novelists, poets, journalists, musicians— are gathered to create a multi-voiced snapshot of the year in music writing that, like the music it illuminates, is every bit as thrilling as it is riveting.

About the Author

Alex Ross is a music critic for the New Yorker and the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Rest Is Noise. He lives in New York City.

Daphne Carr is a music scholar and the author of Pretty Hate Machine. She lives in New York City.