The Shortest History of Music

Andrew Ford

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Black Inc
30 July 2024

Music

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?

By: Andrew Ford
Imprint: Black Inc
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781760644086
ISBN 10: 1760644080
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Ford OAM is an award-winning composer, writer and broadcaster. He has been composer-in-residence for the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Australian National Academy of Music and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, his music played from Hong Kong to Helsinki, from Bogota to Bradford. He has written widely on all manner of music and published ten books, most recently The Song Remains the Same with Anni Heino. Since 1995 he has presented The Music Show each weekend on ABC's Radio National.