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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000... Before You Die Books) by Tom Moon is a music available to read on EtoBox.
What is 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000... Before You Die Books) about?
The musical adventure of a lifetime. The most exciting book on music in years. A book of treasure, a book of discovery, a book to open your ears to new worlds of pleasure. Doing for music what Patricia Schultz—author of the phenomenal 1,000 Places to See Before You Die—does for travel, Tom Moon recommends 1,000 recordings guaranteed to give listeners the joy, the mystery, the revelation, the sheer fun of great music. This is a book both broad and deep, drawing from the diverse worlds of classical, jazz, rock, pop, blues, country, folk, musicals, hip-hop, world, opera, soundtracks, and more. It's arranged alphabetically by artist to create the kind of unexpected juxtapositions that break down genre bias and broaden listeners'horizons— it makes every listener a seeker, actively pursuing new artists and new sounds, and reconfirming the greatness of the classics. Flanking J. S. Bach and his six entries, for example, are the little-known R&B singer Baby Huey and the'80s Rastafarian hard-core punk band Bad Brains. Farther down the list: The Band, Samuel Barber, Cecelia Bartoli, Count Basie, and Afropop star Waldemer Bastos. Each entry is passionately written, with expert listening notes,
Who reads 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000... Before You Die Books)?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Tom Moon
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780761139638
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Computer Science, Reference, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.02 / 5 (813 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14