The Ambient Century

The Ambient Century

Author	Mark Prendergast
Subject	Electronic music
Publisher	Bloomsbury
Publication date	2000
Pages	512
ISBN	978-1-58234-134-7

The Ambient Century is a 2000 book by Mark Prendergast that traces the development of ambient music.

Contents

Music journalist Mark Prendergast traces the development of the ambient music genre through vignettes on composers, musicians, and events in music history, beginning with Gustav Mahler. ^[1]

Reception

Kirkus Reviews described the work as "exceptional" music history and a standard reference work for ambient genre diehards. ^[1]

References

1. Kirkus Reviews 2000.

Bibliography

• Eberhart, John Mark (January 28, 2001). "Apostles of Ambience". The Kansas City Star . Kansas City, Missouri. pp.  I–1, I-7. Also published in "Mahler to Eno, ambient music explored". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. February 3, 2001. p. C2.
• Olsen, Eric (April 1, 2001). "Humor would heighten intense look at music". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. pp. 11–I.
• "Rev. of The Ambient Century". Kirkus Reviews . November 15, 2000. ISSN   1948-7428.
• Simon, Jeff (February 25, 2001). "Editor's Choice". The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. p. H5.
• Wolk, Douglas (February 4, 2001). "'Ambient' A Disaster Right from the Start". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. G3.

External links

• Full text at the Internet Archive