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Sup guys. /mu/ here

Are there any good books on the history of music, preferably on Jazz or classical or anything that can increase my knowledge and appreciation of music?

Also, are there any MUST READS on music?

>> No.3782915

There is an Italian guy who reviews music, he wrote some books on the history of it.

I can't remember his name. I think it was something like Scruffi or Scaruffi.

>> No.3782916

the rest is noise
john cage's work

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>>3782915
hahah pierro scaruffi. Everyone on /mu/ is ironically obsessed with him because he is so outrageous.

>> No.3782922

>>3782918
I was making a le joke

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>>3782922

>> No.3782931

>>3782895
Read some Ashley Kahn, bro

>> No.3783071

>>3782895
Mark Levine's "The Jazz Piano book" and "The Jazz Theory Book" are good. If you want the real shit though, try out Miles' autobiography, Dizzy's "To be or not to... Bop" and check out Brad Mehldau's writings:
http://www.bradmehldau.com/writing/index.html

As far as classical music is concerned, really any comprehensive overview will do you just fine.. The main thing in studying music history is you actually listen to the music from the era; thus you will have a contextual reference for everything that went on during it.

This is a good list, though:

http://www.gramophone.co.uk/forum/general-discussion/the-best-books-on-classical-music

>> No.3783088

>>3783071
also "How Music Works" by David Byrne isn't too bad...