| Description |
354 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-329) and index. |
| Contents |
Taking it from the top, or, "The hills are alive--" -- Friendship, or, "War (What is it good for)?" -- Joy, or, "Sometimes you feel like a nut" -- Comfort, or, "Before there was Prozac, there was you" -- Knowledge, or, "I need to know" -- Religion, or, "People get ready" -- Love, or, "Bring 'em all in." |
| Summary |
Daniel Levitin showcases his daring theory of "six songs," illuminating how the brain evolved to play and listen to music in six fundamental forms?for knowledge, friendship, religion, joy, comfort, and love. Preserving the emotional history of our lives and of our species, from its very beginning music was also allied to dance, as the structure of the brain confirms; developing this neurological observation, Levitin shows how music and dance enabled the social bonding and friendship necessary for human culture and society to evolve. |
| Subject |
Music -- Psychological aspects.
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Music -- Social aspects.
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Music -- Origin.
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| ISBN |
9780525950738 hardcover |
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0525950737 hardcover |
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