The Evolving Animal Orchestra
In Search of What Makes Us Musical
$56.50
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
5 March 2019
Summary
A music researcher’s quest to discover other musical species.Even those of us who can’t play a musical instrument or lack a sense of rhythm can perceive and enjoy music. Research shows that all humans possess the trait of musicality. We are a musical species-but are we the only musical species? Is our musical predisposition unique, like our linguistic ability? In The Evolving Animal Orchestra, Henkjan Honing embarks upon a quest to discover if humans share the trait of musicality with other a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262039321 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026203932X |
| Author: | Henkjan Honing, Sherry MacDonald |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 5 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 410g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 17mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Any young person reading it will surely want to run away to become a cognitive scientist.
—New ScientistThe book is about the evolution of musicality but it’s also about evolving and shifting views and hypotheses that scientists often encounter in research. Honing’s quest to find what makes us musical is a prime example of how the scientific process and progress occurs.
—Massive ScienceAbout The Author
Henkjan Honing
Henkjan Honing is Professor of Music Cognition at the University of Amsterdam and editor of The Origins of Musicality (MIT Press).
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