Why you love music
Subtitle: from Mozart to Metallica : the emotional power of beautiful sounds
By: John Powell
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780316260657
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Music appreciation; Music; Popular works
Description: With his conversational style, humor, and endless knowledge, scientist and musician John Powell explores a fascinating study of how our brains respond to the joys of music.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-297) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is your taste in music?; title: Lyrics, and meaning in music; title: Music and your emotions; title: Repetition, surprises and goosebumps; title: Music as medicine; title: Can music make you more intelligent?; title: From Psycho to Star wars : the power of movie music; title: Are you musically talented?; title: A few notes about notes; title: What's in a tune?; title: Untangling the tune from the accompaniment; title: Don't believe everything you hear; title: Dissonance; title: How musicians push our emotional buttons; title: Why you love music; title: Fiddly details A: Timbre; title: Fiddly details B. Post-skip reversal; title: Fiddly details C. Harmonizing a tune; title: Fiddly details D. How many tunes are hidden in the harmony?; title: Fiddly details E. Scales and keys.