The Origins of Music

Nils L. Wallin, Björn Merker, Steven Brown (McMaster University)

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Bradford Books
27 July 2001

Theory of music & musicology; Cognition & cognitive psychology

Series: A Bradford Book

The book can be viewed as representing the birth of evolutionary biomusicology.

What biological and cognitive forces have shaped humankind's musical behavior and the rich global repertoire of musical structures? What is music for, and why does every human culture have it? What are the universal features of music and musical behavior across cultures? In this groundbreaking book, musicologists, biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, ethologists, and linguists come together for the first time to examine these and related issues. The book can be viewed as representing the birth of evolutionary biomusicology-the study of which will contribute greatly to our understanding of the evolutionary precursors of human music, the evolution of the hominid vocal tract, localization of brain function, the structure of acoustic-communication signals, symbolic gesture, emotional manipulation through sound, self-expression, creativity, the human affinity for the spiritual, and the human attachment to music itself.

Contributors Simha Arom, Derek Bickerton, Steven Brown, Ellen Dissanayake, Dean Falk, David W. Frayer, Walter Freeman, Thomas Geissmann, Marc D. Hauser, Michel Imberty, Harry Jerison, Drago Kunej, Fran ois-Bernard M che, Peter Marler, Bj rn Merker, Geoffrey Miller, Jean Molino, Bruno Nettl, Chris Nicolay, Katharine Payne, Bruce Richman, Peter J.B. Slater, Peter Todd, Sandra Trehub, Ivan Turk, Maria Ujhelyi, Nils L. Wallin, Carol Whaling

Edited by: Nils L. Wallin, Björn Merker, Steven Brown (McMaster University)
Imprint: Bradford Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.066kg
ISBN: 9780262731430
ISBN 10: 0262731436
Series: A Bradford Book
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 27 July 2001
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: Adult education , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nils L. Wallin is Director of the Institute for Biomusicology at Mid Sweden University, stersund. Bj rn Merker is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Biomusicology at Mid Sweden University, stersund. Steven Brown is Fellow at the Institute for Biomusicology at Mid Sweden University, stersund.

Reviews for The Origins of Music

"""This book provides the foundation for a new understanding of music fuelled by the return to some of the original concerns of musicologists following a hiatus of half a century."" - Robert Reigle, Resonance"