Origins of Music
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780199695737
Subjects: Music, philosophy and aesthetics; Music, psychological aspects
Description: Carl Stumpf was one of the founding fathers of Gestalt psychology. In this volume, first published in German in 1911 he discusses the origin and forms of musical activity as well as various theories on the origin of music.