The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century is a 2007 nonfiction book by the American music critic Alex Ross, first published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.[1] It recounts the history of European and American music, starting in 1900, and highlights many examples.[2] According to Grove Music Online, the book was intended to "open musical discourse to the broader educated public".[2]
 First edition (US) | |
| Author | Alex Ross |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Picador, 4th Estate |
Publication date | October 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Awards | National Book Critics Circle Award (2007), Guardian First Book Award (2007), Premio Napoli (2010), Grand Prix des Muses |
| ISBN | 978-0312427719 |
| LC Class | n2017003448 |
| Website | http://www.therestisnoise.com/noise/ |
It received widespread critical praise in the U.S. and Europe, garnering a National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism,[3][4][5] a Guardian First Book Award,[6] a Premio Napoli,[7] and the 2011 Grand Prix des Muses.[8] The Rest is Noise was also on the New York Times list of the ten best books of 2007 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. The book was shortlisted for the 2008 Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction.[9]
Reception
editOn January/February 2008 issue of Bookmarks, the book received a 
(4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a summary saying, "Instead, Ross gauges the legacy of classical music-its shaping of jazz, swing, pop, rock, and hip-hop-in this compelling book".[10]
References
edit- ^ Ross, Alex (2008). The Rest Is Noise. London: Fourth Estate. ISBN 978-1-84115-475-6.
- ^ a b Andrea F. Bohlman (20 January 2016) [26 November 2013]. "Ross, Alex". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2289326.
- ^ "National Book Critics Circle Announces 2007 Award Winners". the American Booksellers Association. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "2007 NBCC Winners Announced". National Book Critics Circle. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Rich, Motoko (2008-03-07). "National Book Critics Circle Awards". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Guardian first book award: all the winners". the Guardian. 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Premio Napoli 2007-2011 - Fondazione Premio Napoli". Fondazione Premio Napoli.
- ^ "Grand prix des Muses 2011 à Alex Ross pour "The Rest is Noise" - Actes Sud". www.actes-sud.fr.
- ^ "BBC Four - 2008 Shortlist for Samuel Johnson Prize".
- ^ "The Rest Is Noise By Alex Ross". Bookmarks. Archived from the original on 10 Sep 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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