Why You Love Music

From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds
by John Powell
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A delightful journey through the psychology and science of music, Why You Love Music is the perfect book for anyone who loves a tune.

Music plays a hugely important role in our emotional, intellectual, and even physical lives. It impacts the ways we work, relax, behave, and feel. It...
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Published By Little, Brown Spark

Format Paperback

Category

Number Of Pages 320

Publication Date 05/02/2017

ISBN 9780316260671

Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches


"In this book, Powell does for music what Masters and Johnson did for sex."
Bernie Krause, PhD, author of The Great Animal Orchestra

"A buffet of insights and oddities."
Kirkus Reviews

"Powell draws on decades of other people's research, filtered through his own charming sense of humor, to help readers hear music with fresh ears....He delivers a solid case for why, indeed, people love (and need) music."—Publishers Weekly

"WHY YOU LOVE MUSIC is highly amusing and informative, and makes for casual reading of a superior kind."—-Philip Marchand, National Post (Canada)

 
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