
How Music Works
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Andrew Garman
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David Byrne
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By:
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David Byrne
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.
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Critic reviews
“Brilliantly original.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Fascinating.”—Booklist
“Extraordinary.”—The Guardian
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Brilliant from start to finish!
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Like a class I would have liked to take in college
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He kind of lost me when he spent a lot of time on issues of money in music and some of his political views - but it's his book. He managed to do quite well in spite of the bleak way he describes the renumeration for creating music.
I found the book to be engaging and thought-provoking.
Interesting concepts about music creation
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One of the best
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Lovely meditation on the nature of music
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The narration is pretty bland and sounds monotone, akin to a customer service automated system.
Great content, bland delivery
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The performance of the book was great as well. I can imagine that DB used his ear for sound to select someone who presents his thoughts as he would have.
Great Book and Narrator
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Refreshing stance on music
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It is impossible for me to imagine the depth and breadth of sound as it affects our existence being covered any better or any more completely. I would recommend this book to anyone as long as they enjoyed deep reflection.
An Examination of Music and Sound Unlike Any Other
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Brilliant and Encyclopedic
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