The Shortest History of Music By Andrew Ford
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Andrew Ford is a composer writer and broadcaster For twelve years he was in the Faculty of Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong He has written nine books and since 1995 has presented The Music Show each weekend on Radio National. The Shortest History of musicfriend An entertaining and thought provoking trip through the fascinating history of musicFrom 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 Andrew 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 The Shortest History of Music This review was published in The Tasmanian Times Music is such a powerful force in our lives it s surprising we know so little about why it affects us in the ways that it does It makes us hum whistle move sing groove rhythmically thump anything that might have a pleasing hollow sound pluck strings blow into tuned tubes and endlessly innovate new and surprising forms of music and song Above all it makes us feel emotions deep and satisfying emotions. The Shortest History of musicgen meta How will you dance without music and song What will thrill your soul as music does What will make you reel with feel good chemicals and writhe with the rhythm What will join you in abandoned joyous communion with others Andrew Ford is a brilliant guide to the inner sanctums of composition and the outer reaches of what we can even call music The Shortest History of Music isn t a dry history of famous composers or confined to the Anglosphere nor is it a tedious timeline of first this then that. Kindle The Shortest History of musician's friend Ford as a musician in his own right with a long career in music journalism compares contrasts and contextualises the many forms of structure and sounds that music and song are made from In short The Shortest History of Music is for every music lover who enjoys a broad range of music and loves to explore the stunning diversity of music from around the world and across the ages. The Shortest History of musiclm For me as an eclectic listener and lover of every genre except opera and the earnest AI faux pop shite they play in dentists offices I loved this introduction to the vast world of music I would like nothing than for Andrew Ford to be given the resources to turn The Shortest History of Music into a ten part globe spanning ABC documentary and include all the math science and biological understandings we ve accumulated about music so far. PDF The Shortest History of musica We exist as life forms in the flow of time and time implies and embodies rhythm Even protozoans beat time with their flagella and every part of our human bodies from the cells up also form rhythms that drive our bodies and minds one part of which is drawn to and seek those elements that make up music and song. The Shortest History of Music ebooks free If you want to know a little about the wonders of music and get a better sense of what it is I highly recommend Andrew Ford s The Shortest History of Music English
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