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The Rest Is Noise Listening to the Twentieth Century

Hardcover • 2007 • English • 1. edition

The Rest Is Noise Listening to the Twentieth Century

By Alex Ross

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About the book

The scandal over modern music has not died down. While paintings by Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock sell for a hundred million dollars or more, shocking musical works from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring onward still send ripples of unease through audiences. At the same time, the influence of modern music can be felt everywhere. Avant-garde sounds populate the soundtracks of Hollywood thrillers. Minimalist music has had a huge effect on rock, pop, and dance music from the Velvet Underground onward...Show more

History of music
Composers and songwriters
Musicians, singers, bands and groups

Book details

ISBN

9780374249397

Publisher

Macmillan

Published year

2007

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Rest Is Noise Listening to the Twentieth Century

Format

Hardcover

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