The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature - Hardcover

Levitin, Daniel J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525950737 ISBN 13: 9780525950738

Publisher: E P Dutton, 2008

Synopsis

Analyzes six evolutionary musical forms while identifying neural impulses that reflect the brain's development in accordance with music, drawing on cutting-edge scientific findings as well as the writer's experiences as a musician to illuminate the sophisticated biological process that accompanies the musical experience.

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Review:

Music seems to have an almost wilful, evasive quality, defying simple explanation, so that the more we find out, the more there is to know, leaving its power and mystery intact, however much we may dig and delve. Daniel's book is an eloquent and poetic exploration of this paradox. --Sting

This is the worst idea for a book I've ever heard - it makes me want to vomit. The idea encapsulates the very worst part of Western thought.' 'I take it back - I'm sorry! This is great!' --Joni Mitchell

About the Author:

Daniel J. Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition, and Expertise at McGill University. Before becoming a research scientist, he was a record producer and professional musician. As a producer, he has a number of gold records to his credit, and has worked on albums by artists such as Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Midnight Oil, and kd lang. He has played professionally with Mel Torme, Blue Oyster Cult, and David Byrne, and has published extensively in scientific journals such as Science and Neuron and audio trade journals such as Grammy, Billboard, and Audio.

About this edition

• Publisher: E P Dutton
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0525950737
• ISBN 13: 9780525950738
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 354