Why Music Moves Us

J. Bicknell

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English

Palgrave Macmillan
08 April 2009

Dance; Theory of music & musicology; Philosophy; Philosophy of mind; Philosophy: aesthetics; Cognition & cognitive psychology

Music has extraordinary power to move us, but how and why does it affect us? What is going on, emotionally, physically and cognitively when listeners have strong emotional responses to music? This is a highly readable, original and philosophically important book for anyone who has ever been moved by music.

By: J. Bicknell
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780230209893
ISBN 10: 0230209890
Pages: 165
Publication Date: 08 April 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

JEANETTE BICKNELL teaches philosophy in Toronto, Canada. She has written widely on aesthetics and philosophy of music.

Reviews for Why Music Moves Us

'Combining philosophy, psychology, and music history, Why Music Moves Us is a remarkable multidisciplinary achievement. Bicknell offers a fresh take on the emotional power of music by exploring a neglected but vital element of the Romantic aesthetic: the musical sublime' - Theodore Gracyk, author of Rhythm and Noise and Listening to Popular Music 'For Bicknell, who fully understands music's ability to arouse and represent emotions, music is of moral benefit in educating them' - Times Literary Supplement '...a more collaborative approach to understanding music...' British Journal of Asthetics