{"product_id":"9781863959490","title":"The Memory of Music","description":"Author: Ford, Andrew\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781863959490\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Black Inc\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jul 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Music\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and evocative memoir that will appeal to music lovers everywhere.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this evocative and moving book, composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford shares the vivid musical experiences - good, bad and occasionally hilarious - that have shaped his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFord's musical journey has traversed genres and continents, and his loves are broad and deep. \u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Music\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Music\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a wonderful memoir - it also explores music's nature and purpose: what it is, why it means so much to us and how it shapes our worlds. The result is a captivating work that will appeal to music lovers everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Andrew Ford's wide-ranging musical autobiography is a pleasure to read. Accessible, informative and packed with anecdotes, it's an excellent guide to the life of a composer: what it entails, what matters, and how and why it happened in the first place.'-\u003cb\u003eSteven Isserlis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I love discovering how people become who they are. Andrew Ford's book took me into a new world: composition. His insight into how we talk about music and what it brings up for people is fascinating.'-\u003cb\u003eJulia Zemiro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Andrew Ford is one of the greatest music broadcasters around - and not just in Australia - yet \u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Music\u003c\/i\u003e shows that he is much more than that. What is most striking is the extraordinary honesty in the way that he opens up how a composer really works and thinks, and the detail of a composer's everyday concerns - the ways that real life impinges on the artistic process. Having spent a lifetime in music myself, this book rings more true than anything else I have read. It's beautifully written, the prose flows effortlessly, and it's from the heart.' \u003cb\u003e-Gavin Bryars\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171408261278,"sku":"UBD-9781863959490","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781863959490.jpg?v=1787220603","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781863959490","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}