How Music Works

Description:

The Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Talking Heads presents a celebration of music that offers insight into the roles of time, place, and recording technology, discussing how evolutionary patterns of adaptations and responses to cultural and physical contexts have influenced music expression throughout history and culminated in the 20th century's transformative practices.

subjects: Music, philosophy and aesthetics,  Music, history and criticism, 20th century,  Music, psychological aspects,  Musicians, biography,  Music, social aspects,  nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2013-10-06,  New York Times bestseller,  New York Times reviewed,  Music, history and criticism,  Sound recordings,  Music trade,  Production and direction,  Music,  Philosophy and aesthetics,  Musicians,  Psychological aspects,  Social aspects,  History and criticism,  Biography,  Music and technology

People: David Byrne (1952-)

Places: Scotland

Times: 20th century