Brian Eno : his music and the vertical color of sound / by Eric Tamm.
| Author/creator |
Tamm, Eric, 1955- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Winchester, MA : Faber and Faber, 1989. |
| Description | viii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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| Contents | Part I. Eno in the world of music. Eno's work in perspective -- Background and influences -- On other music: Eno as critic -- The ear of the non-musician. Art school and experimental works: process and product ; On listening ; Craft and the non-musician -- Listeners and aims. Eno's audience ; Eno's artistic intent ; "Generating and organizing variety in the arts" -- The compositional process. Equipment ; Systems of composing ; Verbal expression and lyrics -- The musician as philosopher. Ultimate realities ; Culture and information ; The masculine and the feminine ; Politics ; Metaphors and images -- Part II. Eno's music. Taking rock to the limit. The albums -- Eno's progressive rock: the music. Assaultive rock songs ; Pop songs ; Strange songs ; Hymn-like songs ; Instrumental pieces -- The ambient sound. Long ambient pieces ; Short ambient pieces -- Collaborations. With Robert Fripp ; With David Bowie ; With Talking Heads and David Byrne -- Essence, history and beauty. The music's essence ; The music's history ; The music's beauty. |
| Abstract | Musician, composer, producer: Brian Eno is unique in contemporary music. Best known in recent years for producing U2's sensational albums, Eno began his career as a synthesizer player for Roxy Music. He has since released many solo albums, both rock and ambient, written music for film and television soundtracks, and collaborated with David Bowie, David Byrne, Robert Fripp, and classical and experimental composers. His pioneering ambient sound has been enormously influential, and without him today's rock would have a decidedly different sound. Drawing on Eno's own words to examine his influences and ideas, this book - featuring a new afterword and an updated discography and bibliography - will long remain provocative and definitive. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-213), discography (pages 215-219), and index. |
| LCCN | 88038633 |
| ISBN | 0571129587 : |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.E58 T3 1989 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |