The Memory of Music
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (596 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MSAZM5C |
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| Number of Pages | : | 163 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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His insight into how we talk about music and what it brings up for people is fascinating.’ —Julia Zemiro‘Andrew Ford is one of the greatest music broadcasters around – and not just in Australia – yet The Memory of Music shows that he is much more than that. He is a composer, writer and broadcaster and presents The Music Show on ABC Radio National. The Memory of Music takes us from his childhood obsession with the Beatles to his passion for Beethoven, Brahms, Vaughan Williams, Stockhausen and Birtwistle, and to his work as a composer, choral conductor, concert promoter, critic, university teacher and radio presenter.The Memory of Music is more than a wonderful memoir – it also explores the nature and purpose of music: what it is, why it means so much to us and how it sha