The Point of Distraction

by Will Eaves

A memoir by the 2019 Wellcome Prize winner Will Eaves that looks at the creation of eight piano pieces.

'A wonderfully sensitive and probing meditation on the writing of words and music' Rolf Hind, composer and pianist

What lies behind the creation of a piece of music? Does it spring fully formed from a composer's mind, or take shape in the recesses of the brain, revealing itself in stages over time? Is the creative act...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0008432368
• ISBN13: 9780008432362
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Tls Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 5.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.6" x 7.2"