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How Music Works Paperback – Illustrated, May 2, 2017

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Management number 219169562 Release Date 2026/05/03 List Price US$4.57 Model Number 219169562
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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 GlobeUtilizing 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. Read more

ISBN10 0804188939
ISBN13 978-0804188937
Edition Reprint
Language English
Publisher Crown
Dimensions 6.54 x 1.58 x 8.35 inches
Item Weight 1.85 pounds
Print length 384 pages
Publication date May 2, 2017

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