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David Byrne

How Music Works

McSweeney's

2012

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Signed first edition of Byrne's How Music Works.

  • David Byrne (Scottish-American).
  • San Francisco: McSweeney's, 2012.
  • 345 pages.
  • Large octavo.
  • Padded white boards with removable paper label affixed to back cover as issued.


Each chapter focuses on a distinct aspect of music: technology, history, performance, technique, et cetera. Includes Byrne's account of his art school years and first attempts at performance in the early '70s. With endnotes.

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English

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Music, Modern first editions

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