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The music instinct : (Record no. 29873)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780099535447
International Standard Book Number 0199754276 (hardcover : alk. paper)
041 ## - Language
Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number ML3800
Item number .B2085 2010
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 781.1
Edition number 22
Item number B187
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ball, Philip,
Dates associated with a name 1962-
9 (RLIN) 28645
245 14 - IMMEDIATE SOURCE OF ACQUISITION NOTE
Title The music instinct :
Remainder of title how music works and why we can't do without it /
Statement of responsibility, etc Philip Ball.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Vintage Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent vi, 452 p. :
Other physical details ill., music ;
Dimensions 20 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-442) and index.
505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Title Prelude : the harmonious universe : an introduction --
-- Overture : why we sing : what is music and where does it comes from? --
-- Staccato : the atoms of music : what are musical notes and how do we decide which to use? --
-- Andante : what's in a tune? : do melodies follow rules, and if so, which? --
-- Legato : keeping it together : How do we decode the sound? --
-- Tutti: all together now : how do we use more than one note at a time? --
-- Con moto: slave to the rhythm : what gives music its pulse? --
-- Pizzicato : the colour of music : why do instruments sound different, and how does that affect the music? --
-- Misterioso : all in the mind : which bits of the brain do we use for music? --
-- Appassionato : light my fire : how does music convey and elicit emotion? --
-- Capriccioso : going in and out of style : what are musical styles? : is music about notes, or patterns, or textures? --
-- Parlando : why music talks to us : is music a language? or is it closer to the non-verbal arts? --
-- Serioso : the meaning of music : what are composers and musicians trying to say? : can music in itself say anything at all? --
-- Coda : the condition of music.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc The Music Instinct Philip Ball provides the first comprehensive, accessible survey of what is known--and what is still unknown--about how music works its magic, and why, as much as eating and sleeping, it seems indispensable to humanity. --from publisher description
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Music
General subdivision Philosophy and aesthetics.
9 (RLIN) 28423
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Music and science.
9 (RLIN) 28646
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Item type Book
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2014-07-22AUM Main Library2014-07-22 2014-07-22 BookAUM-004127  English Collections Hall AUM Main Library781.1 B187
2014-07-22AUM Main Library2014-07-22 2014-07-22 BookAUM-004128  English Collections Hall AUM Main Library781.1 B187

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