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.

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 deliberate or happenstance? An inspired vision or the result of practice?

Will Eaves, author and musician, shares his experience of writing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0008432368
• ISBN13: 9780008432362
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Tls Books
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 5.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.6" x 7.2"