Ball, Philip, 1962-

The music instinct : how music works and why we can't do without it / Philip Ball. - London : Vintage, 2011. - vi, 452 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

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.

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Music--Psychological aspects.
Music--Social aspects.
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music--History and criticism.
Music appreciation.

780.1 / BAL 2011