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TITLE:
How music works : a listener's guide to the science and psychology of beautiful sounds / John Powell.
Publication Date:
2010
Publication Information:
London : Particular Books,
Physical Description:
264 p. : ill., music.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-258) and index.
Summary:
Have you ever listened to an incredible piece of music and wondered exactly why it makes you want to dance or cry? Are you mystified by how musicians just 'know' what notes to play next when they're improvising? Or why certain notes sound great together and others clash? This title lets you discover the answers to these questions.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781846143151