How Music Works by David Byrne

How Music Works by David Byrne

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How Music Works by David Byrne

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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.


At the University of Durham, David Byrne is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy. Beyond the Inner City is his first book, although he has written other essays on urban sociology and social policy.

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ISBN 13 9781936365531
ISBN 10 1936365537
Title How Music Works
Author David Byrne
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher McSweeney's Publishing
Year published 2012-09-12
Number of pages 345
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