The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We Can't Do Without It

摘要: All human cultures seem to make music - today and through history. But why they do so, can excite deep passions, how we sense of musical sound at all are questions that have, until recently, remained profoundly mysterious. Now in "The Music Instinct" Philip Ball provides the first comprehensive, accessible survey what is known still unknown about works its magic, why, as much eating sleeping, it seems indispensable humanity. Even with appear be simplest tunes, brain performing some astonishing gymnastics: finding patterns regularities, forming interpretations expectations create a aesthetic pleasure. Without requiring any specialist knowledge or science, explores latest research psychology science piecing together puzzle our minds understand respond music. Ranging from Bach fugues Javanese gamelan, nursery rhymes heavy rock, interweaves philosophy, mathematics, history neurology reveal moves us so many ways. will not only deepen your appreciation you love, but also guide into pastures new, opening window on once seemed alien, dull daunting. And offers passionate plea for importance education everyday life, arguing that, whether know not, claim experts.