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A review by eososray
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross
2.0
I did not enjoy this as much as its average rating of 4.10 leads me to think I should have but what I found is that much of the book talks about technical music details that I don't understand and, more importantly, don't actually wish to understand.
I found the author very informative and his love of all things music and his passion for the subject definitely come across. I learned a lot about composers that I didn't know about, and I spent a fair bit of time on the website listening to the music clips so I knew what was happening.
I do really wish that there had been more about Jazz, just a quick mention of Bessie Smith, The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Jelly Roll Morton and a little more about Duke Ellington where not enough for my taste.
I found the author very informative and his love of all things music and his passion for the subject definitely come across. I learned a lot about composers that I didn't know about, and I spent a fair bit of time on the website listening to the music clips so I knew what was happening.
I do really wish that there had been more about Jazz, just a quick mention of Bessie Smith, The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Jelly Roll Morton and a little more about Duke Ellington where not enough for my taste.