The music instinct : how music works and why we can't do without it / Philip Ball.
By: Ball, Philip
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Publisher: London : Vintage, 2011Description: vi, 452 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780099535447 (pbk.).Subject(s): Music -- Psychological aspects | Music -- Social aspects | Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics | Music -- History and criticism | Music appreciationDDC classification: 780.1 | Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
Floor 4, Shelf 33, Side 1, TierNo 5, BayNo 1 |
780.1 BAL 2011 (Browse shelf) | Available | GENLS,GENLS,03,GR | 5000126502 |
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Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prelude : the harmonious universe -- Overture : why we sing -- Staccato : the atoms of music -- Andante : what's in a tune? -- Legato : keeping it together -- Tutti : all together now -- Con moto : slave to the rhythm -- Pizzicato : the colour of music -- Misterioso : all in the mind -- Appassionato : light my fire -- Capriccioso : going in and out of style -- Parlando : why music talks to us -- Serioso : the meaning of music -- Coda : the condition of music.