Musical beginnings
Subtitle: origins and development of musical competence
By: edited by Irene Deliege and John Sloboda.
Contributors: Deliège, Irène.; Sloboda, John A.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Music -- Psychological aspects; Musical ability; Developmental psychology
Description: The question: 'From where, and by what mechanisms, does an individual's musical ability originate?' is a subject of major interest both to music psychologists, and musicians, heightened by the recent research into prenatal perception of sound.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Simultaneously published in French under title: Naissance et développement du sens musical.