The Rest Is Noise
Listening to the Twentieth Century
Ranked #4 in Music History, Ranked #9 in Music — see more rankings.
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century is a voyage into the labyrinth of modern music, which remains an obscure world for most people. While paintings of Picasso and Jackson Pollock sell for a hundred million dollars or more, and lines from T. S. Eliot are quoted on the yearbook pages of alienated teenagers across the land, twentieth-century classical music still sends ripples of unease through audiences. At the same time, its influence can be felt everywhere. Atonal chords crop up in jazz. Avant-garde sounds populate the soundtracks of Hollywood thrillers. Minimalism... more
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The Rest Is Noise is ranked in the following categories:
- #41 in Music Theory
- #29 in Sound
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