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Da Capo Best Music Writing

This series celebrates the pinnacle of music writing, spanning a diverse range of genres and eras. It delves into the profound connections between music and culture, featuring insightful essays and analyses from leading critics and musicians. Readers are treated to explorations of music's history, theory, and impact, making it essential reading for music aficionados and casual listeners alike. Each volume offers a rich and thought-provoking journey into the art form that has shaped our world.

Best Music Writing 2010

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  • Best Music Writing has become one of the most eagerly awaited annuals out there. Celebrating the year in music writing by gathering a rich array of essays, missives, and musings on every style of music from rock to hip-hop to R&B to jazz to pop to blues and more, it is essential reading for anyone who loves great music and accomplished writing. Scribes of every imaginable sort—novelists, poets, journalists, musicians—are gathered to create a multi-voiced snapshot of the year in music writing that, like the music it illuminates, is every bit as thrilling as it is riveting.

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