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MiTN |
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20250203132702.0 |
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960710s1997 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
96027334 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0688142362 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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EY8Z |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
ML3830 |
| Item number |
.J68 1997 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
781/.11 |
| Edition number |
20 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Jourdain, Robert. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Music, the brain, and ecstasy : |
| Remainder of title |
how music captures our imagination / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Robert Jourdain. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
W. Morrow, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c1997. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvii, 377 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-359) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Publisher description: What makes a distant oboe's wail beautiful? Why do some kinds of music lift us to ecstasy, but not others? How can music make sense to an ear and brain evolved for detecting the approaching lion or tracking the unsuspecting gazelle? Lyrically interweaving discoveries from science, psychology, music theory, paleontology, and philosophy, Robert Jourdian brilliantly examines why music speaks to us in ways that words cannot, and why we form such powerful connections to it. In clear, understandable language, Jourdian expertly guides the reader through a continuum of musical experience: sound, tone, melody, harmony, rhythm, composition, performance, listening, understanding--and finally to ecstasy. Along the way, a fascinating cast of characters brings Jourdian's narrative to vivid life: "idiots savants" who absorb whole pieces on a single hearing, composers who hallucinate entire compositions, a psychic who claims to take dictation from long-dead composers, and victims of brain damage who can move only when they hear music. Here is a book that will entertain, inform, and stimulate everyone who loves music--and make them think about their favorite song in startling new ways. |
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| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Music |
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Psychological aspects. |
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2962 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Music |
| General subdivision |
Physiological aspects. |
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2961 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Music |
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Philosophy and aesthetics. |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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| Series part designator, SPT (RLIN) |
u164199 |
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EY8Z |
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