This Is Your Brain on Music
by Daniel J. Levitin
Taste attributes: documentarymusic/dancehistoricalslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticglossyemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunlikely connections
Boxlist takeExpect a moving, inventive non-fiction book, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
This is the first book to offer a comprehensive explanation of how humans experience music and to unravel the mystery of our perennial love affair with it. Using musical examples from Bach to the Beatles, Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born and explains why music can offer such an emotional experience.
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- Author
- Daniel J. Levitin
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 320
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- Open Library
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