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The Shortest History of Music

Author :  Ford, Andrew

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Country
Australia
Publisher
Black Inc. Books, Australia
ISBN 9781760644086
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2024
Bib. Info 256 pages, 20cm
Categories DU - Oceania (South Seas)
Product Weight 245 gms.
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From prehistory to now, the fascinating story of why music is vital to the human experience From award-winning broadcaster and composer Andrew Ford, The Shortest History of Music is a lively, authoritative tour through several thousand years of music. Packed with colourful characters and surprising details, it sets out to understand what exactly music is – and why humans are irresistibly drawn to making it. This is not a traditional chronological account. Instead, Ford focuses on key themes in the history of music and considers how they have played out across the ages. How has music interacted with other social forces, such as religion and the economy? How have technological changes shaped the kinds of music humans make? From lullabies to concert halls, songlines to streaming services, what has music meant to humans at different times and in different places?

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