The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We Can't Do Without It
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199896429 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Philip Ball is a freelance writer and the author of numerous books, including Universe of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral and Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads To Another, which won the 2005 Aventis Prize for Science Books.
Still, Ball draws on enough current musical theory and cites enough good musical examples, across time and national borders, to offer engaging ideas: for example, that there is a deep syntax to music, that we listeners are far more musical than we ever knew (and in more complex ways), that context is essential in determining how we hear music, which explains why a listener from one country might not respond immediately to the music of another. The result is a book that could expand not only readers’ thinking about music’s effects but also their enjoyment and appreciation of music beyond their usual comfort zone. From Booklist This book basically concerns itself with music theory—pitc
Now in TheMusic Instinct, award-winning writer Philip Ball provides the first comprehensive, accessible survey of what is known--and still unknown--about how music works its magic, and why, as much as eating and sleeping, it seems indispensable to humanity. Deftly weaving together the latest findings in brain science with history, mathematics, and philosophy, The Music Instinct not only deepens our appreciation of the music we love, but shows that we would not be ourselves without it. The Sunday Times hailed it as "a wonderful account of why music matters," with Ball's "passion for music evident on every page.". From Bach fugues to Indonesian gamelan, from nursery rhymes to rock, music has cast its light into every corner of human culture. But why music excites such deep passions, and how we make sense of musical sound at all, are questions that have until recently remained unanswered
Michael Tenzer said Unlike any other book on music. I'm a music prof. looking for a good text to use for a new course open to the general student that does not place music in any of its old boxes like culture, identity, "art", and so onsomething that treats music as the kaleidoscope it is. That includes of course culture and art, but also mat. It is a must for the interested music listener. In general the book presents an excellent introduction to music elements in an intuitive but yet scientific way without wading too much into theory. It resorts often to different viewpoints or explanations for the same phenomenon, which makes it friendly for an interested beginner. Further i. To understand the appeal of music Gerard Rejskind This is but one of recent books written on music and its importance to humans, but it is unique in its sweeping analysis of music across very different human societies. Ball has a broad understanding of sociology and anthropology and brings it to bear upon an always fascinating subject, and