How Music Works

Byrne, David

ISBN 10: 0804188939 / ISBN 13: 9780804188937

Published by Three Rivers Press, NY, 2017

About this Item

First printing of the Three Rivers Press edition. Softcover. As new. As you probably know, David Byrne is a brilliant musician and writer. (shelf).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Music Works
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press, NY
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804188939
• ISBN 13: 9780804188937
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 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—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.

“How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual”—The Boston Globe

Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, David 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. Byrne’s magnum opus uncovers thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all.

About the Author

DAVID BYRNE is an author, a musician, and a filmmaker known for his creative collaborations and work with the Talking Heads. He resides in New York.