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From Bach fugues to Indonesian gamelan, from nursery rhymes to rock, music has cast its light onto every corner of human culture. But why music excites such deep passions, and how we make sense of musical sound at all have, until recently, remained mysterious. Now in The Music 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 withhistory, 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 everypage."
| ISBN-13 | 9780199754274 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0199754276 |
| Weight | 1.76 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.60 x 9.54 x 1.42 In |
| List Price | $58.00 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 464 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2010-09-01 |
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