Music and the Mind
New York : Ballantine, 1993.
Format: Book
Edition: First Ballantine Books edition.
Description: x, 212 pages ; 21 cm
Storr, the bestselling author of Solitude, explores the intimate effects of music, and the reasons for its central place in our lives. He traces the origins of music and its functional development in society as entertainment, communication, and therapy, making a powerful argument for the universality and centrality of music.
Contents:
Origins and collective functions -- Music, brain and body -- Basic patterns -- Songs without words -- Escape from reality? -- The solitary listener -- The innermost nature of the world -- A justification of existence -- The significance of music.
Subjects:
Music -- Psychological aspects.
Music -- Physiological aspects.
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music -- Social aspects.
Music -- Psychological aspects.
Music -- Physiological aspects.
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music -- Social aspects.
ISBN:
0345383184
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
PERFORMING ARTS Music Sto | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Nonfiction | In |
Originally published: New York : Free Press, 1992.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-207) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-207) and index.