An edition of The music instinct
(2010)
The music instinct
how music works and why we can't do without it
by Philip Ball
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The music instinct: how music works and why we can't do without it
2010, Bodley Head
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Table of Contents
Prelude : The harmonious universe. An introduction
Overture : Why we sing. What is music and where does it come 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?
Appassionatio : 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 ot 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-442) and index.
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