Cover art for The Shortest History of Music
Published
Black Inc, July 2024
ISBN
9781760644086
Format
Softcover, 256 pages
Dimensions
0.1cm × 0.1cm × 0.1cm

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An entertaining and thought-provoking trip through the fascinating history of music

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, 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?

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