portada music, the brain & ecstasy,how music captures our imagination (en Inglés)

music, the brain & ecstasy,how music captures our imagination (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

R. Jourdain

Robert Jourdain

Editorial

William Morrow and Company

Idioma

Inglés

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

20.4x13.4x2.4 cm

Peso

0.30 kg.

ISBN

038078209X

ISBN13

9780380782093

Categorías

Teoría de la música y musicología

music, the brain & ecstasy,how music captures our imagination (en Inglés)

R. Jourdain (Autor) · Robert Jourdain (Autor) · William Morrow and Company · Tapa Blanda

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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, harmony, rhythm, composition, performance, listening, understanding--and finally to ecstasy. Along the way, a fascinating cast of characters brings Jourdians 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.

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Pontifica Universidad Catolica Sede Villarrica Jueves 21 de Marzo, 2013
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buen estado del libro. Excelente servico de entrega. Quizas haya que estudir bajar los precios de los libros, pues si los comparo con los de la competencia a veces la diferencia es mucha. Gracias
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