Giveaway: On Celestial Music byRick Moody
Thanks to Anna Balasi of Little Brown and Company, I am giving away 3 copies of On Celestial Music.
Book Description:
Rick Moody has been writing about music as long as he has been writing, and this book provides an ample selection from that output. His anatomy of the word cool reminds us that, in the postwar 40s, it was infused with the feeling of jazz music but is now merely a synonym for neat. "On Celestial Music," which was included in Best American Essays, 2008, begins with a lament for the loss in recent music of the vulnerability expressed by Otis Redding's masterpiece, "Try a Little Tenderness;" moves on to Moody's infatuation with the ecstatic music of the Velvet Underground; and ends with an appreciation of Arvo Part and Purcell, close as they are to nature, "the music of the spheres."
Contemporary groups covered include Magnetic Fields (their love songs), Wilco (the band's and Jeff Tweedy's evolution), Danielson Famile (an evangelical rock band), The Pogues (Shane McGowan's problems with addiction), The Lounge Lizards (John Lurie's brilliance), and Meredith Monk, who once recorded a song inspired by Rick Moody's story "Boys." Always both incisive and personable, these pieces inspire us to dive as deeply into the music that enhances our lives as Moody has done--and introduces us to wonderful sounds we may not know.
About Rick Moody:
Rick Moody (born Hiram Frederick Moody, III on October 18, 1961, New York City), is an American novelist and short story writer best known for The Ice Storm (1994), a chronicle of the dissolution of two suburban Connecticut families over Thanksgiving weekend in 1973, which brought widespread acclaim, and became a bestseller; it was later made into a feature film.
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Music is a big part of our life around here, and this looks like a really fascinating book! Thanks!
holdenj said... April 16, 2012 at 4:34 AM
A wonderful giveaway. many thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
traveler said... April 16, 2012 at 12:15 PM
This book would be captivating. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
petite said... April 16, 2012 at 12:19 PM
unusual book! would love to read it!
guiltlessreader said... April 18, 2012 at 7:57 PM
Very interesting book. Thanks for the giveaway.
bn100 said... April 18, 2012 at 9:19 PM
Sounds Interesting
Debbie said... April 22, 2012 at 8:05 AM
Love music. This would be a great read. Thanks for a wonderful giveaway.
:) Jeanne B. T.
momma8385 said... April 24, 2012 at 8:58 PM
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