How Music Works
Published on 2. May 2017
384 pages
978-0-8041-8894-4 (ISBN)
Description
*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. 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. Byrne's magnum opus uncovers ever-new and thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all.
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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.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter One: Creation in Reverse
- Chapter Two: My Life in Performance
- Chapter Three: Technology Shapes Music: Analog
- Chapter Four: Technology Shapes Music: Digital
- Chapter Five: Infinite Choice: The Power of Curation
- Chapter Six: In the Recording Studio
- Chapter Seven: Collaborations
- Chapter Eight: Business and Finances
- Chapter Nine: How to Make a Scene
- Chapter Ten: Amateurs!
- Chapter Eleven: Harmonia Mundi
- Acknowledgments
- Appendices
- Notes
- Suggested Reading
- Discography
- Illustration Credits
- About the Author
