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245 14 a| The music instinct :b| how music works and why we can't do without it /c| Philip Ball.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2010.;

300 a| vi, 452 pages :b| illustrations, music ;c| 25 cm;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-442) and index.;

505 0 a| Prelude: the harmonious universe. An introduction -- Overture: Why we sing. What is music and where does it comes from? -- Staccato: The atoms of music. What are musical notes and how do we decide which to use? -- Andante: What's in a tune? Do melodies follow rules, and if so, which? -- Legato: Keeping it together. How do we decode the sound? -- Tutti: All together now. How do we use more than one note at a time? -- Con moto: Slave to the rhythm. What gives music its pulse? -- Pizzicato: The colour of music. Why do instruments sound different, and how does that affect the music? -- Misterioso: All in the mind. Which bits of the brain do we use for music? -- Appassionato: Light my fire. How does music convey and elicit emotion? -- Capriccioso: Going in and out of style. What are musical styles? Is music about notes, or patterns, or textures? -- Parlando: Why music talks to us. Is music a language? Or is it closer to the non-verbal arts? -- Serioso: the meaning of music: What are composers and musicians trying to say? Can music in itself say anything at all? -- Coda: The condition of music.;

520 a| This book provides the first comprehensive, accessible survey of what is known--and what is still unknown--about how music works its magic, and why, as much as eating and sleeping, it seems indispensable to humanity.;

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The music instinct : how music works and why we can't do without it / Philip Ball.

Author/creator	Ball, Philip, 1962-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description	vi, 452 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm
Subjects	Music--Philosophy and aesthetics. Music and science.

Contents	Prelude: the harmonious universe. An introduction -- Overture: Why we sing. What is music and where does it comes from? -- Staccato: The atoms of music. What are musical notes and how do we decide which to use? -- Andante: What's in a tune? Do melodies follow rules, and if so, which? -- Legato: Keeping it together. How do we decode the sound? -- Tutti: All together now. How do we use more than one note at a time? -- Con moto: Slave to the rhythm. What gives music its pulse? -- Pizzicato: The colour of music. Why do instruments sound different, and how does that affect the music? -- Misterioso: All in the mind. Which bits of the brain do we use for music? -- Appassionato: Light my fire. How does music convey and elicit emotion? -- Capriccioso: Going in and out of style. What are musical styles? Is music about notes, or patterns, or textures? -- Parlando: Why music talks to us. Is music a language? Or is it closer to the non-verbal arts? -- Serioso: the meaning of music: What are composers and musicians trying to say? Can music in itself say anything at all? -- Coda: The condition of music.
Abstract	This book provides the first comprehensive, accessible survey of what is known--and what is still unknown--about how music works its magic, and why, as much as eating and sleeping, it seems indispensable to humanity.
Local note	Little-354983--305131034546Z
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-442) and index.
LCCN	2010017795
ISBN	9780199754274 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0199754276 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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