Pynchon's Sound of Music

Preface

Introduction

1 The Job of Sorting It All Out
A Brief Biography in Music
An Inventory of Pynchon's Musical Techniques and Strategies
Pynchon on Record, Vol. 4

2 Lessons in Organology
The Harmonica
The Kazoo
The Saxophone

3 The Sounds of Societies to Come
The Age of Representation
The Age of Repetition
The Age of Composition

4 Analyzing the Pynchon Playlist

Conclusion

Appendix
Index of Musical Instruments
The Pynchon Playlist
Bibliography
Index of Musicians

Acknowledgments