🎼 The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century 🎼
Author: Alex Ross
Format: Paperback – 5 Mar. 2009
Dive into the fascinating history of 20th-century music with this critically acclaimed masterpiece by The New Yorker’s music critic, Alex Ross.
🔹 A Journey Through Sound – Explore how composers like Stravinsky, Shostakovich, and Glass revolutionized music
🔹 The Politics of Music – See how world wars, jazz, pop, and technology reshaped the classical tradition
🔹 Unraveling Modern Music – A guide to understanding the innovations, dissonance, and beauty of avant-garde and contemporary composition
🔹 Engaging & Accessible – Ross makes the world of classical music gripping, emotional, and deeply relevant
📖 Whether you're a music lover or new to the genre, The Rest Is Noise is an essential read for understanding how music shaped the 20th century! 🎶