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The Resource How music works, David Byrne

How music works, David Byrne

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Summary
How Music Works is an unparalleled account of a life in music and an explanation of how and why music works from one of the world's most accomplished performers. With his albums for Talking Heads, his work with Brian Eno or his solo output, David Byrne has been consistently at the forefront of musical - and artistic - innovation. In this extraordinary book Byrne explores why the past matters and what the future might bring. From personal accounts of devising and performing his most famous work, to an exploration of the possibilities of new technologies, Byrne discovers that artistic creation is less about an internal creative spark than we thought and more about external factors such as history, architecture and technology. "The universe of music follows broad and basic evolutionary patterns-as does birdsong, to take one example. It seems the will only triumphs if the context is amenable, just as in Darwinian adaptation. What we hear is determined by what we want to hear, by what can be heard, and by the circumstances that allow it to come into being."
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
345 p.
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: Creation in Reverse
  • My Life in Performance
  • Technology Shapes Music: Analog
  • Technology Shapes Music: Digital
  • In the Recording Studio
  • Collaborations
  • Business and Finances
  • How to Make a Scene
  • Amateurs!
  • Harmonia Mundi
Isbn
9780857862532
Instance
Label
How music works
Title
How music works
Statement of responsibility
David Byrne
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
How Music Works is an unparalleled account of a life in music and an explanation of how and why music works from one of the world's most accomplished performers. With his albums for Talking Heads, his work with Brian Eno or his solo output, David Byrne has been consistently at the forefront of musical - and artistic - innovation. In this extraordinary book Byrne explores why the past matters and what the future might bring. From personal accounts of devising and performing his most famous work, to an exploration of the possibilities of new technologies, Byrne discovers that artistic creation is less about an internal creative spark than we thought and more about external factors such as history, architecture and technology. "The universe of music follows broad and basic evolutionary patterns-as does birdsong, to take one example. It seems the will only triumphs if the context is amenable, just as in Darwinian adaptation. What we hear is determined by what we want to hear, by what can be heard, and by the circumstances that allow it to come into being."
Cataloging source
UKMGB
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1952-
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Byrne, David
Dewey number
780.1
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Byrne, David
  • Music
  • Music
Label
How music works, David Byrne
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Creation in Reverse -- My Life in Performance -- Technology Shapes Music: Analog -- Technology Shapes Music: Digital -- In the Recording Studio -- Collaborations -- Business and Finances -- How to Make a Scene -- Amateurs! -- Harmonia Mundi
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
345 p.
Isbn
9780857862532
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) a754990
  • (OCoLC)768072022
Label
How music works, David Byrne
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Creation in Reverse -- My Life in Performance -- Technology Shapes Music: Analog -- Technology Shapes Music: Digital -- In the Recording Studio -- Collaborations -- Business and Finances -- How to Make a Scene -- Amateurs! -- Harmonia Mundi
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
345 p.
Isbn
9780857862532
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) a754990
  • (OCoLC)768072022

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