David Byrne has written an unusual and interesting book not on music per se, but on the cultural forces that shape what kind of music can be written and performed in specific environments - from intimate salons to gigantic arenas, from live concerts to recorded forms in multiple technological formats, from one person listening to a CD to thousands participating together. He covers a lot of ground, and shows how each form impacts the others.
Highly recommended.
I received a copy of this book in return for a review.
Available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/How-Music-Works-David-Byrne-ebook/dp/B01JWDZ7Q2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497476144&sr=8-1&keywords=how+music+works
