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About the Book
Why music? Why does it speak to us so deeply? Why do we argue about it so much? And what makes it truly great?
Examining the lives and works of the greatest composers and artists—from Beethoven to The Beatles, Wagner to Winehouse—Norman Lebrecht takes an expansive journey through the history of music in search of answers.
From farmers playing Mozart to soothe cows on Austrian dairy farms to the global churn of pop, streaming and algorithmic sound, Lebrecht looks to our varied, and often contradictory, understandings of music’s purpose, from the therapeutic to the corrupting. Told with characteristic wit and irreverence, Why Music? offers a fresh take on many of our most beloved songs and musicians from one of the most astute musical critics working today.
Examining the lives and works of the greatest composers and artists—from Beethoven to The Beatles, Wagner to Winehouse—Norman Lebrecht takes an expansive journey through the history of music in search of answers.
From farmers playing Mozart to soothe cows on Austrian dairy farms to the global churn of pop, streaming and algorithmic sound, Lebrecht looks to our varied, and often contradictory, understandings of music’s purpose, from the therapeutic to the corrupting. Told with characteristic wit and irreverence, Why Music? offers a fresh take on many of our most beloved songs and musicians from one of the most astute musical critics working today.
Product Details
- Publisher: Pegasus Books (May 4, 2027)
- Length: 336 pages
- ISBN13: 9798897103423
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"Norman Lebrecht is one of the finest observers of the musical world. His insights and writing skills are always of the highest caliber. Everyone looks forward to whatever project he undertakes. I have no doubt that his next offerings will be immensely satisfying."
– Leonard Slatkin, conductor, author, and composer
"Norman Lebrecht's close engagement with the art of music dates back half a century but he is still out there exploring and reporting his findings. In the past he has told us all about composers, conductors, operas, symphonies and the international music business. This time, he is taking on what philosophers call The Thing Itself—music, its diversity and why it means so much to us."
– Tim Page, winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for his music criticism
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