Music Game Book: A World History of 20th Century Music [Turtleback]

David Fricke (Foreword), Jean-Jacques Groleau (Contributor), Thomas Mahler (Contributor), Patrick Tchiakpe (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 2006

Who holds the record for the world s loudest band? Which composer invented a musical notation system based on tennis? How much did a three-day ticket to the Woodstock Festival cost? Who were Igor Stravinsky, Georges Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and Janis Joplin? What are the behind-the-scene stories of Motown, glam rock, gangsta rap, or minimalism?

Featuring an assortment of games, puzzles, and trivia, this comprehensive volume contains a wealth of information, detailing all there is to know on twentieth century music history. Beautifully illustrated and filled with clever, short essays, Music Game Book is the fourth edition of Assouline s popular Game Book series. Whether you are interested in learning more about music or are looking to sharpen your musical intellect, this comprehensive book is an interactive and fun guide. Music Game Book is a must-have edition for anyone looking to celebrate music one of the most beautiful expressions of human creativity.

Product Details

• Turtleback: 383 pages
• Publisher: Assouline (December 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2843238277
• ISBN-13: 978-2843238277
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,239,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but not really a reference book, August 8, 2009

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Thomas E. Davis (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music Game Book: A World History of 20th Century Music (Turtleback)

This book tries to do too much in too small a space, and it is therefore in no way comprehensive. That said, it does have lots of interesting factoids, entertaining quizzes, colorful photos, and coverage of great musicians and international genres you probably don't know enough about. There are a smattering of typos and inaccuracies, but not so many that it spoils the fun. Appendices contain a glossary and lists of recommended music festivals, awards, websites, songs, and movies.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Quite the Ultimate Voice, March 5, 2008

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Stanley M. Gilbert (Austin, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music Game Book: A World History of 20th Century Music (Turtleback)

Generally a good, comprehensive read in a compact, highly designed single volume. True experts in modern music beware though, there are enough info glitches, general naivete, and out and out factoid bloopers to make the whole piece come under suspicion, e.g. misspelling the term yin(g) and yang, mis-dated photo captions, mistaking who's son was involved in the Peter Grant-Bill Graham dust-up, claiming Jim Morrison wasn't especially mourned before Apocalypse Now, and possibly the most blasphemous boo-boo: claiming Jimi Hendrix played a Fender Telecaster.

Still, a decent coffee table reference for the casual fan.