How Music Works

by David Byrne

First published 2012 · 363 pages

About this book

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.

  • Music, philosophy and aesthetics
  • Music, psychological aspects
  • Musicians, biography
  • Music, social aspects
  • New York Times bestseller
  • New York Times reviewed
  • Music, history and criticism
  • Sound recordings

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