Why music moves us
By: Jeanette Bicknell.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Houndmills [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9780230209893
Subjects: Music -- Psychological aspects; Music, Influence of; Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics
Description: Music has extraordinary power to move us, but how and why does it affect us? What is going on, emotionally, physically and cognitively when listeners have strong emotional responses to music? This is a highly readable, original and philosophically important book for anyone who has ever been moved by music.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-160) and index.
Table of contents: title: The tears of Odysseus; title: History : music gives voice to the ineffable; title: Tears, chills, and broken bones; title: The music itself; title: Explaining strong emotional responses to music I; title: Explaining strong emotional responses to music II; title: The sublime, revisited; title: Conclusion : values.