{"product_id":"everything-we-do-is-music-how-20th-century-classical-music-shaped-pop-9780571370184","title":"Everything We Do is Music: How 20th-Century Classical Music Shaped Pop","description":"\u003cp\u003eA panoramic exploration of the ways in which pop and rock were transformed by the pioneering visionaries of classical music.\u003c\/p\u003eThe worlds of pop and rock owe a much greater debt to the classical canon than we realise. A direct and fascinating lineage draws from the experimentalism of Pierre Henry to The Beatles' 'Tomorrow Never Knows', from Stockhausen to Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' and from Bruckner to Sonic Youth via Glenn Branca. In \u003ci\u003eEverything We Do is Music\u003c\/i\u003e, Elizabeth Alker highlights the innovators of classical music and their fans and collaborators in pop who challenged the notion that such musical worlds were mutually exclusive. Alker shines a light on the rich tapestry that exists between their borders through exclusive interviews with Sir Paul McCartney, Steve Reich, La Monte Young, Nils Frahm, The Blessed Madonna, Jonny Greenwood, Soweto Kinch and Jean-Michel Jarre among others.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571370184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Export - Airside ed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 02 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eElizabeth Alker is a presenter for BBC Radio 3, where she hosts \u003ci\u003eUnclassified \u003c\/i\u003eand the afternoon show, \u003ci\u003eClassical Live\u003c\/i\u003e. She joined the BBC as a researcher in 2005 and soon became a reporter and presenter for Radio 6 Music. Born to classically trained pianists, she grew up learning the clarinet, recorder and piano, and later worked as a talent scout for Universal Classics and Jazz. She has written for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDazed and Confused, \u003c\/i\u003eand is the curator and host of a series of cross-genre concerts at the Southbank Centre with the BBC Concert Orchestra.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eRevelation after revelation. Passionate and absolutely fascinating. I love music more for reading it. -- \u003cb\u003eGuy Garvey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth is uniquely positioned at the intersection between the worlds of classical and contemporary music and she draws together many complex threads so beautifully in this book. -- \u003cb\u003eMary Anne Hobbs\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA glorious romp through the formative decades of pop, filled with fascinating insights into the creative processes and avant-garde inspiration of some of our favourite artists. Elizabeth Alker leads us by the hand with her infectious enthusiasm for all music, regardless of genre. She reveals so much about the hidden connections between the sounds we love, and the sounds we think we're afraid of or have never heard before. This is a must-read for anyone who loves music. -- \u003cb\u003eSara Mohr-Pietsch\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlker joins the dots by following myriad musical ley lines. A fascinating journey into sound. -- \u003cb\u003eMark Radcliffe\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Alker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48717341098201,"sku":"9780571370184","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/71KHsNyWsXL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779026081","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/everything-we-do-is-music-how-20th-century-classical-music-shaped-pop-9780571370184","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}