What are some essential books about music?
I think I should tell you guys that I'm not some moronic shitposter from /mu/, in order to ensure that this thread isn't derailed by discussion of that board.
What are some essential books about music?
Kayden Scott
Tyler Johnson
The Oxford History of Western Music by Richard Taruskin
Nolan Lee
Great shit, but utterly fucking ridiculous to try to buy though. Get from a library.
OP, also check out Music in the Castle of Heaven by John Gardiner.
Gabriel Thompson
There are also other ways you can obtain it...
Gavin Ramirez
Anyone got something a little more concise than this?
Asher Murphy
I like Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz.
Jordan Kelly
The Teaching Company courses /Understanding the Fundamentals of Music/ and /How to Listen to and Understand Great Music/ by Robert Greenberg
Ethan Roberts
All volumes are present here. Enjoy.
David Bell
Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
Benjamin Gray
What to Listen for In Music by Aaron Copland
Joshua Watson
I think there was a David Byrne book a few years ago called How Music Works, and I don't know if you're looking for fiction, but Julian Barnes just came out with a book on Shostakovich called Noise of Time.
Tyler Martinez
Is anyone familiar with the book in the op? Is it any good?
Isaiah Ross
But user, that would be illegal.
Ian Collins
I haven't read the book itself, but Alex Ross is an excellent music writer (usually writes for the New Yorker), so it's probably great. It's about 20th century art music, which is an interesting subject.
Thomas Martinez
I've read it and it really is a pretty good resource for putting 20th century composers in context. Warning: although the title makes you think it is about 20th century music (which could include a lot of stuff) it's like 99% about classical tradition 20th century music, think Stravinsky, Prokoviev, Shostakovich, Webern, Copland, Schoenberg, Boulez, Messaien, Poulenc, Steve Reich, Leonard Bernstein, Philip Glass, and so on. This is the kind of book you really want to read with Youtube open nearby so you can listen to sound clips as you go. I'd recommend it for anyone interested in the subject matter.
William Cooper
peter guralnick's sweet soul music
Landon Myers
If you just want a quick intro to music history and theory, the best you're going to do is these:
Austin Perry
bless you, I hope you have a great week :)
Grayson Sullivan
Nietzsche - The Birth of Tragedy
Heidegger has a piece on art as well.
Landon Howard
Gradus ad Parnassum
WTK vol. I
WTK vol. II
Missa Papae Marcelli
All you need to understand music.
Samuel Brown
Well that is at least to understand art music and how we got where we are now.
If you want to look into the primitive and IMO the way forward, see von Helmholtz "On the Sensations of Tone" and Harry Partch's "Genesis of a Music".
Alexander Miller
Are there any good books on no wave/post-punk or the NY underground in general?
Caleb Morris
Just started 'Rip it up and start again' but it's more UK and US-oriented in general rather than about the NY scene specifically
Isaac Bennett
this is what I was looking for
thank you