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The Rest Is Noise

Listening to the Twentieth Century

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Ross, music critic for "The New Yorker," journeys from Vienna before the First World War to New York in the 1970s and 80s. The result is not so much a history of 20th-century music as it is a history of the 20th century through its music.

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The Rest Is Noise, Alex Ross

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Subtitle
Listening to the Twentieth Century
Language
English
Authors
Alex Ross
Publisher
Macmillan
Released
2007
Format
Hardcover
ISBN10
0374249393
ISBN13
9780374249397
First published
2007
Original title
The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
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Ross, music critic for "The New Yorker," journeys from Vienna before the First World War to New York in the 1970s and 80s. The result is not so much a history of 20th-century music as it is a history of the 20th century through its music.