Rare Monday, December 3rd Gathering: Reading and Book Signing! 6:30pm: ELLIOTT SHARP will read from his new book: â€ËIrRational Music’

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On Dec. 3, 630pm, at Downtown Music Gallery, composer and multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp will read from his new book IrRational Music, a mix of memoir, music theory,and ruminations on culture, art, and philosophy. Speaking of IrRational Music, author Jonathan Lethem states “Elliott Sharp’s writing, like his music, recombines the scrupulously discursive with the deeply humane and reflective. What a joy it is to be informed by this remarkable account of the coming-of-age of his psyche, his curiosity, and his methodology. Sharp paints a picture of lost kingdoms of the avant-garde which aren’t really lost, but continuous in our present if we’re inclined to notice them. With this book, a reader joins Sharp in the step-by-step reinvigoration of intentional sound itself  sound as culture, as science, as art -- a process that can never be finished.† From composer and electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick: "Sharp is of the first generation of composers to come of age in a musical environment when everything seemed connected; Gregorian Chant to John Cage's chance. His book, IrRational Music, is a fascinating window into that moment in time when music opened up to everyone and all things became possible.â€Ââ€ËIrRational Music’ is published by TerraNova Books and distributed by MIT Press. There will be copies available for purchase and signing.

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Downtown Music Gallery

13 Monroe St, New York, NY

A cozy venue hosting free in-store music performances.

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