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The world in six songs : how the musical brain created human nature

Levitin, Daniel J.2019
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Dividing the sum total of human musical achievement, from Beethoven to The Beatles, Busta Rhymes to Bach, into just six fundamental forms, Levitin illuminates, through songs of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and love, how music has been instrumental in the evolution of language, thought and culture. And how, far from being a bit of a song and dance, music is at the core of what it means to be human.
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Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2019.
Collation:
354 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York, New York: Dutton, 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780241987810 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
1942557
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