Alex Ross, music critic for "The New Yorker," is the recipient of numerous awards for his work, including two ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards for music criticism, a Holtzbrinck Fellowship at the American Academy in Berlin, a Fleck Fellowship from the Banff Centre, and a Letter of Distinction from the American Music Center for significant contributions to the field of contemporary music. "The Rest Is Noise "is his first book.
..".[T]his is no plodding history. With his typically lyrical and
attentive style, the author presents a lucid, often gripping story
of a complex history. A must-read for those who have struggled with
understanding modern music and a benchmark book that should
eventually become a classic history of the 20th century."--"Kirkus
"Reviews"" (starred reveiw)
"There seems always to have been a 'crisis of modern music, ' but
by some insane miracle one person finds the way out. The
impossibility of it gives me hope. Fast-forwarding through so many
music-makers' creative highs and lows in the company of Alex Ross's
incredibly nourishing book will rekindle anyone's fire for music."
--Bjork
"Alex Ross has produced an introduction to twentieth-century music
that is also an absorbing story of personalities and events that is
also a history of modern cultural forms and styles that is also a
study of social, political, and technological change." The Rest Is
Noise" is cultural history the way cultural history should be
written: a single strong narrative operating on many levels at
once. What more do you want from a book? That it be intelligently,
artfully, and lucidly written? It's those things, too." --Louis
Menand, author of "The Metaphysical Club
""You don't have to be an aficionado of modern music to love this
book: Alex Ross's extraordinary gifts as a writer, his deep
knowledge of music, and his fresh forays into cultural history make
"The Rest is Noise" a complete delight." --Jean Strouse, author of
"Morgan: American Financier"
."..[T]his is no plodding history. With his typically lyrical and
attentive style, the author presents a lucid, often gripping story
of a complex history. A must-read for those who have struggled with
understanding modern music and a benchmark book that should
eventually become a classic history of the 20th century."--"Kirkus
"Reviews"" (starred reveiw)
"There seems always to have been a 'crisis of modern music, ' but
by some insane miracle one person finds the way out. The
impossibility of it gives me hope. Fast-forwarding through so many
music-makers' creative highs and lows in the company of Alex Ross's
incredibly nourishing book will rekindle anyone's fire for music."
--Bjork
"Alex Ross has produced an introduction to twentieth-century music
that is also an absorbing story of personalities and events that is
also a history of modern cultural forms and styles that is also a
study of social, political, and technological change". The Rest Is
Noise" is cultural history the way cultural history should be
written: a single strong narrative operating on many levels at
once. What more do you want from a book? That it be intelligently,
artfully, and lucidly written? It's those things, too." --Louis
Menand, author of "The Metaphysical Club
""You don't have to be an aficionado of modern music to love this
book: Alex Ross's extraordinary gifts as a writer, his deep
knowledge of music, and his fresh forays into cultural history make
"The Rest is Noise" a complete delight." --Jean Strouse, author of
"Morgan: American Financier"
“...[T]his is no plodding history. With his typically lyrical and
attentive style, the author presents a lucid, often gripping story
of a complex history. A must-read for those who have struggled with
understanding modern music and a benchmark book that should
eventually become a classic history of the 20th century.”—"Kirkus
"Reviews"" (starred reveiw)
“There seems always to have been a ‘crisis of modern music,’ but by
some insane miracle one person finds the way out. The impossibility
of it gives me hope. Fast-forwarding through so many music-makers’
creative highs and lows in the company of Alex Ross’s incredibly
nourishing book will rekindle anyone’s fire for
music.” —Björk
“Alex Ross has produced an introduction to twentieth-century music
that is also an absorbing story of personalities and events that is
also a history of modern cultural forms and styles that is also a
study of social, pol
.,."[T]his is no plodding hisotry. With his typically lyrical and
attentive style, the author presents a lucid, often gripping story
of a complex history. A must-read for those who have struggled with
understanding modern music and a benchmark book that should
eventually become a classic history of the 20th century." --"Kirkus
Reviews" (starred reveiw) "There seems always to have been a
'crisis of modern music, ' but by some insane miracle one person
finds the way out. The impossibility of it gives me hope.
Fast-forwarding through so many music-makers' creative highs and
lows in the company of Alex Ross's incredibly nourishing book will
rekindle anyone's fire for music." --Bjork "Alex Ross has produced
an introduction to twentieth-century music that is also an
absorbing story of personalities and events that is also a history
of modern cultural forms and styles that is also a study of social,
political, and technological change," The Rest Is Noise" is
cultural history the way cultural history should be written: a
single strong narrative operating on many levels at once. What more
do you want from a book? That it be intelligently, artfully, and
lucidly written? It's those things, too." --Louis Menand, author of
"The Metaphysical Club""You don't have to be an aficionado of
modern music to love this book: Alex Ross's extraordinary gifts as
a writer, his deep knowledge of music, and his fresh forays into
cultural history make "The Rest is Noise" a complete delight."
--Jean Strouse, author of "Morgan: American Financier"""The Rest Is
Noise" reads like a sprawling, intense novel, one of utopian
dreams, doom, and consolation, with the most extraordinary cast of
characters from music andhistory alike. A great, inspiring ride."
--Osvaldo Golijov"In words that are beautiful, passionate, witty,
and utterly compelling, Alex Ross has written a true rarity--a book
about music that makes you want to run and listen to every note he
talks about. A masterpiece." --Emanuel Ax "A rare and successful
weaving together of musical and cultural history, at once sweeping
and accessible, written felicitously by a seasoned music critic at
home in the history of the last century. An enticing and bold
invitation to learn something of the great themes of the past
century." --Fritz Stern, author of "Five Germanys I Have
Known""With every page you turn, the story departs further from the
old fairy tale of giants bestriding the earth and looks more like
the twentieth century we remember, with fallible human beings
reacting to, reflecting, and affecting with symbolic sounds a flux
of conditions and events created by other fallible human beings.
And turn the pages you do. A remarkable achievement." --Richard
Taruskin, author of the "Oxford History of Western Music"
, .."[T]his is no plodding hisotry. With his typically lyrical and
attentive style, the author presents a lucid, often gripping story
of a complex history. A must-read for those who have struggled with
understanding modern music and a benchmark book that should
eventually become a classic history of the 20th century." --"Kirkus
Reviews" (starred reveiw) "There seems always to have been a
'crisis of modern music, ' but by some insane miracle one person
finds the way out. The impossibility of it gives me hope.
Fast-forwarding through so many music-makers' creative highs and
lows in the company of Alex Ross's incredibly nourishing book will
rekindle anyone's fire for music." --Bjork "Alex Ross has produced
an introduction to twentieth-century music that is also an
absorbing story of personalities and events that is also a history
of modern cultural forms and styles that is also a study of social,
political, and technological change". The Rest Is Noise" is
cultural history the way cultural history should be written: a
single strong narrative operating on many levels at once. What more
do you want from a book? That it be intelligently, artfully, and
lucidly written? It's those things, too." --Louis Menand, author of
"The Metaphysical Club""Youdon't have to be an aficionado of modern
music to love this book: Alex Ross's extraordinary gifts as a
writer, his deep knowledge of music, and his fresh forays into
cultural history make "The Rest is Noise" a complete delight."
--Jean Strouse, author of "Morgan: American Financier"
""The Rest Is Noise" reads like a sprawling, intense novel, one of
utopian dreams, doom, and consolation, with the most extraordinary
cast of characters from music and history alike. A great, inspiring
ride." --Osvaldo Golijov
"In words that are beautiful, passionate, witty, and utterly
compelling, Alex Ross has written a true rarity--a book about music
that makes you want to run and listen to every note he talks about.
A masterpiece." --Emanuel Ax "A rare and successful weaving
together of musical and cultural history, at once sweeping and
accessible, written felicitously by a seasoned music critic at home
in the history of the last century. An enticing and bold invitation
to learn something of the great themes of the past century."
--Fritz Stern, author of "Five Germanys I Have Known"
"With every page you turn, the story departs further from the old
fairy tale of giants bestriding the earth and looks more like the
twentieth century we remember, with fallible human beings reacting
to, reflecting, and affecting with symbolic sounds a flux of
conditions and events created by other fallible human beings. And
turn the pages you do. A remarkable achievement." --Richard
Taruskin, author of the "Oxford History of Western Music"
" Alex Ross has produced an introduction to twentieth-century music
that is also an absorbing story of personalities and events that is
also a history of modern cultural forms and styles that is also a
study of social, political, and technological change . The Rest Is
Noise is cultural history the way cultural history should be
written: a single strong narrative operating on many levels at
once. What more do you want from a book? That it be intelligently,
artfully, and lucidly written? It ' s those things, too. " & nbsp;
& nbsp; -- Louis Menand, author of The Metaphysical Club " You
don't have to be an aficionado of modern music to love this book: &
nbsp; Alex Ross ' s extraordinary gifts as a writer, his deep
knowledge of music, and his fresh forays into cultural history
make& nbsp; The Rest is Noise a complete delight. " & nbsp; & nbsp;
-- Jean Strouse, author of Morgan: American Financier
" The Rest Is Noise reads like a sprawling, intense novel, one of
utopian dreams, doom, and consolation, with the most extraordinary
cast of characters from music and history alike. A great, inspiring
ride. " & nbsp; & nbsp; -- Osvaldo Golijov
" In words that are beautiful, passionate, witty, and utterly
compelling, Alex Ross has written a true rarity -- a book about
music that makes you want to run and listen to every note he talks
about. " & nbsp; & nbsp; -- EmanuelAx & nbsp; " A rare and
successful weaving together of musical and cultural history, at
once sweeping and accessible, written felicitously by a seasoned
music critic at home in the history of the last century. An
enticing and bold invitation to learn something of the great themes
of the past century. " & nbsp; & nbsp; -- Fritz Stern, author of
Five Germanys I Have Known
" With every page you turn, the story departs further from the old
fairy tale of giants bestriding the earth and looks more like the
twentieth century we remember, with fallible human beings reacting
to, reflecting, and affecting with symbolic sounds a flux of
conditions and events created by other fallible human beings. And
turn the pages you do. A remarkable achievement. " & nbsp; & nbsp;
-- Richard Taruskin, author of the Oxford History of Western
Music
" You don't have to be an aficionado of modern music to love this
book: Alex Ross' s extraordinary gifts as a writer, his deep
knowledge of music, and his fresh forays into cultural history make
"The Rest is Noise" a complete delight." -- Jean Strouse, author of
"Morgan: American Financier"
" "The Rest Is Noise" reads like a sprawling, intense novel, one of
utopian dreams, doom, and consolation, with the most extraordinary
cast of characters from music and history alike. A great, inspiring
ride." -- Osvaldo Golijov
" In words that are beautiful, passionate, witty, and utterly
compelling, Alex Ross has written a true rarity-- a book about
music that makes you want to run and listen to every note he talks
about." -- Emanuel Ax " A rare and successful weaving together of
musical and cultural history, at once sweeping and accessible,
written felicitously by a seasoned music critic at home in the
history of the last century. An enticing and bold invitation to
learn something of the great themes of the past century." -- Fritz
Stern, author of "Five Germanys I Have Known"
" With every page you turn, the story departs further from the old
fairy tale of giants bestriding the earth and looks more like the
twentieth century we remember, with fallible human beings reacting
to, reflecting, and affecting with symbolic sounds a flux of
conditions and events created by other fallible human beings. And
turn the pages you do. A remarkable achievement." -- Richard
Taruskin, author of the "Oxford History of WesternMusic"
" A rare and successful weaving together of musical and cultural
history, at once sweeping and accessible, written felicitously by a
seasoned music critic at home in the history of the last century.
An enticing and bold invitation to learn something of the great
themes of the past century." -- Fritz Stern, author of "Five
Germanys I Have Known"
" With every page you turn, the story departs further from the old
fairy tale of giants bestriding the earth and looks more like the
twentieth century we remember, with fallible human beings reacting
to, reflecting, and affecting with symbolic sounds a flux of
conditions and events created by other fallible human beings. And
turn the pages you do. A remarkable achievement." -- Richard
Taruskin, author of the "Oxford History of Western Music"
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