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Why you love music, from Mozart to Metallica : the emotional power of beautiful sounds, John Powell

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Why you love music, from Mozart to Metallica : the emotional power of beautiful sounds, John Powell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-282) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why you love music

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

923793026

Responsibility statement

John Powell

Sub title

from Mozart to Metallica : the emotional power of beautiful sounds

Table Of Contents

What is your taste in music? -- Lyrics, and meaning in music -- Music and your emotions -- Repetition, surprises and goosebumps -- Music as medicine -- Can music make you more intelligent? -- From psycho to star wars-the power of movie music -- Are you musically talented? -- A few notes about notes -- What's in a tune? -- Untangling the melody from the accompaniment -- Don't believe everything you hear -- Dissonance -- How musicians push our emotional buttons -- Why you love music -- Fiddly details A : timbre -- Fiddly details B : post-skip reversal -- Fiddly details C : harmonizing a tune -- Fiddly details D : how many tunes are hidden in the harmony? -- Fiddly details E : scales and keys

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