The Power of Music: Pioneering Discoveries in the New Science of Song
- ISBN-10
- 0802719961
- ISBN-13
- 9780802719966
- Series
- The Power of Music
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-05-31
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Author
- Elena Mannes
Description
The award-winning creator of the documentary The Music Instinct traces the efforts of visionary researchers and musicians to understand the biological foundations of music and its relationship to the brain and the physical world. 35,000 first printing.
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