The Musical Human - Michael Spitzer

The Musical Human 

A History of Life on Earth

Michael Spitzer

Format: Kitap

Barkod: 9781526602763

Cilt Durumu: Ciltli

Ürün Tanıtımı

'Fullof delightful nuggets' Guardian online

'Entertaining,informative and philosphical ... An essential read' All About History

'Extraordinaryrange ... All the world and more is here' Evening Standard

165million years ago saw the birth of rhythm.

66million years ago came the first melody.

40thousand years ago Homo sapiens created the first musical instrument.

Todaymusic fills our lives. How we have created, performed and listened to thismusic throughout history has defined what our species is and how we understandwho we are. Yet music is an overlooked part of our origin story.

TheMusical Human takes us on an exhilarating journey across the ages - from Bachto BTS and back - to explore the vibrant relationship between music and thehuman species. With insights from a wealth of disciplines, world-leadingmusicologist Michael Spitzer renders a global history of music on the widestpossible canvas, looking at music in our everyday lives; music in worldhistory; and music in evolution, from insects to apes, humans to AI.

'MichaelSpitzer has pulled off the impossible: a Guns, Germs and Steel for music'Daniel Levitin

'Athrilling exploration of what music has meant and means to humankind' IanBostridge

Özellikler

Basım Dili: İngilizce

Sayfa Sayısı: 480

En / Boy: 15,50 x 23,50 cm

Kağıt Cinsi: 1.Hamur

Basım Tarihi: Nisan 2021