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Why we love music : from Mozart to Metallica - the emotional power of beautiful sounds
Author
Title
Why we love music : from Mozart to Metallica - the emotional power of beautiful sounds / John Powell.
ISBN
9781473613744
1473613744
Publication
London : John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2016.
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
294 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
A joyful exploration of music's effects on the mind.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 02, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.What is Your Taste in Music?
2.Lyrics, and Meaning in Music
3.Music and Your Emotions
4.Repetition, Surprises and Goose Bumps
5.Music as Medicine
6.Does Music Make You More Intelligent?
7.From Psycho to Star Wars: The Power of Film Music
8.Are You Musically Talented?
9.A Few Notes About Notes
10.What's in a Tune?
11.Untangling the Tune from the Accompaniment
12.Don't Believe Everything You Hear
13.Dissonance
14.How Musicians Push Our Emotional Buttons
15.Why We Love Music
Fiddly Details
A.Timbre
B.Post-Skip Reversal
C.Harmonising a Tune
D.How Many Tunes Are Hidden in the Harmony?
E.Scales and Keys.
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