Brian Eno's Ambient 1 : Music for airports / John T. Lysaker.

Author/Creator:

Lysaker, John T., author.

Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Series:

Oxford keynotes.
Oxford keynotes

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).

Subjects:

Eno, Brian, 1948- Music for airports.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Summary:

This study situates Eno's ambient masterpiece, Music For Airports, within various avant-garde trends in order to underscore its multiple dimensions. In the manner of Satie, it aims to tint living situations without demanding that listeners give the album their full attention.

Contents:

Introduction : White noise, seminal sounds
A first listen, or Through a glass lightly
Music for airports and the avant-garde : the activity of sounds
Eno's journey from art school to the studio : becoming a non-musician
Ambience
Between hearing and listening : Music for airports as conceptual art
Crossroads : an afterword.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Other format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780190497330
0-19-049733-5
0-19-049731-9
0-19-049730-0
0-19-049729-7

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