Music, The Brain, And Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our

Music, The Brain, And Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our Imagination by author Robert Jourdain

What makes a distant oboe's wail beautiful? Why do some kinds of music lift us to ecstasy, but not others? How can music make sense to an ear and brain evolved for detecting the approaching lion or tracking the unsuspecting gazelle? Lyrically interweaving discoveries from science, psychology, music theory, paleontology, and philosophy, Robert Jourdian brilliantly examines why music speaks to us in ways that words cannot, and why we form such powerful connections to it. In clear, understandable language, Jourdian expertly guides the reader through a continuum of musical experience: sound, tone, melody, harmony, rhythm, composition, performance, listening, understanding-and finally to ecstasy. Along the way, a fascinating cast of characters brings Jourdian's narrative to vivid life: "idiots savants" who absorb whole pieces on a single hearing, composers who hallucinate entire compositions, a psychic who claims to take dictation from long-dead composers, and victims of brain damage who can move only when they hear music. Here is a book that will entertain, inform, and stimulate everyone who loves music-and make them think about their favorite song in startling new ways.What makes a distant oboes wail beautiful? Why do some kinds of music lift us to ecstasy, but not others? How can music make sense to an ear and brain evolved for detecting the approaching lion or tracking the unsuspecting gazelle? Lyrically interweaving discoveries from science, psychology, music theory, paleontology, and philosophy, Robert Jourdian brilliantly examines why music speaks to us in ways that words cannot, and why we form such powerful connections to it.
In clear, understandable language, Jourdian expertly guides the reader through a continuum of musical experience: sound, tone, melody
Country USA
Brand William Morrow
Manufacturer William Morrow Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780380782093
ReleaseDate 2008-04-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780380782093

Country	USA
Brand	William Morrow
Manufacturer	William Morrow Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780380782093
ReleaseDate	2008-04-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780380782093

Music, The Brain, And Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our Imagination by author Robert Jourdain

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