?Music seems to have an almost willful, evasive quality, defying
simple explanation, so that the more we find out, the more there is
to know, leaving its power and mystery intact, however much we may
dig and delve. Daniel's book is an eloquent and poetic exploration
of this paradox. There may be no simple answer or end in sight, but
the ride is nonetheless a thrilling one, especially in the company
of a writer who is an accomplished musician, a poet, a hard-nosed
scientist, and someone who can still look upon the universe with a
sense of wonder.?
--Sting
?Without music, we would be little more than animals, and Daniel
Levitin explains it beautifully.?
--Sir George Martin, CBE, producer of The Beatles
?Why can a song make you cry in a matter of seconds? "Six Songs" is
the only book that explains why. With original and awe-inspiring
insights into the nature of human artistry, it's irresistibly
entertaining. Anyone who loves music should read it.?
--Bobby McFer
aMusic seems to have an almost willful, evasive quality, defying
simple explanation, so that the more we find out, the more there is
to know, leaving its power and mystery intact, however much we may
dig and delve. Danielas book is an eloquent and poetic exploration
of this paradox. There may be no simple answer or end in sight, but
the ride is nonetheless a thrilling one, especially in the company
of a writer who is an accomplished musician, a poet, a hard-nosed
scientist, and someone who can still look upon the universe with a
sense of wonder.a
--Sting
aWithout music, we would be little more than animals, and Daniel
Levitin explains it beautifully.a
--Sir George Martin, CBE, producer of The Beatles
aWhy can a song make you cry in a matter of seconds? "Six Songs" is
the only book that explains why. With original and awe-inspiring
insights into the nature of human artistry, itas irresistibly
entertaining. Anyone who loves music should read it.a
--Bobby McFerrin, vocalist and guest conductor, London Philharmonic
and the Vienna Philharmonic
aDaniel Levitin takes the most sophisticated ideas that exist about
the brain and mind, applies them to the most emotionally direct art
we have, our songs, and makes beautiful music of the two
together.a
--Adam Gopnik, author of "Paris to the Moon"
aDaniel Levitin writes about music with all the exuberance of a
die-hard fan, and all the insight of a natural-born scientist. This
is a fascinating, entertaining book, and some of its most inventive
themes may stay stick in your head forever, something like a
well-loved song.a
--Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love"
aTo try to cover the meaning of musicthroughout the history of
mankind to how we still use it everyday is extraordinarily
ambitious. Combining musical expertise, psychology, anthropology
and evolutionary science, Daniel Levitinas "Six Songs" has
accomplished this astonishing task.a
--Jon Appleton, Composer and Professor of Music, Dartmouth College
and Stanford University
aI was skeptical when I began reading. The stated goal seemed
outlandish. But by the time I was about one-third the way into "The
World in Six Songs," I realized just how powerful it is. It really
is a tour de force. It is exquisitely written, and brings together
a vast array of knowledge, tying things together in creative ways,
while always remaining accessible. This promises to be not only
another widely read hit, but also an important document for the
field of music cognition.a
--Jamshed Bharucha, Provost and Professor of Psychology, Tufts
University
aPassionate and insightful. Daniel Levitin has written a
delightfully personal epic poem proposing a central role for music
in the evolution of human emotion and behavior. Now, musicians and
neuroscientists have a common vocabulary with which to argue our
human origins.a
--Julie R. Korenberg, M.D. Ph.D., The Brain Institute, University
of Utah
aIn a brilliantly novel approach to human evolution, Levitin has
sought to encapsulate diverse cultures in a set of six songs
representative of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and
love. That he is able to achieve so much with this small set of
songs says something truly important about our common
humanity.a
--Michael I. Posner, Professor of Psychology, University of
Oregon
aThis wonderful, lucid book takes on one ofthe great eternal
questions: Why is there music? What does music do for humanityafor
individual development and for a culture--that in turn accounts for
its existence in every known society? Daniel Levitin is not only
the preeminent expert in answering such questions, but one of those
unique writers about science who understands his field so
profoundly that he can make the complex straightforward. This is an
exciting, revelatory book.a
--Scott Turow, author of "Presumed Innocent" and "Ordinary
Heroes"
aDaniel Levitin writes about music with all the exuberance of a
die-hard fan, and all the insight of a natural-born scientist. This
is a fascinating, entertaining book, and some of its most inventive
themes may stay stick in your head forever, something like a
well-loved song.a
--Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love"
aMusic seems to have an almost willful, evasive quality, defying
simple explanation, so that the more we find out, the more there is
to know, leaving its power and mystery intact, however much we may
dig and delve. Danielas book is an eloquent and poetic exploration
of this paradox. There may be no simple answer or end in sight, but
the ride is nonetheless a thrilling one, especially in the company
of a writer who is an accomplished musician, a poet, a hard-nosed
scientist, and someone who can still look upon the universe with a
sense of wonder.a
--Sting
aTo try to cover the meaning of music throughout the history of
mankind to how we still use it everyday is extraordinarily
ambitious. Combining musical expertise, psychology, anthropology
and evolutionary science, Daniel Levitinas "Six Songs" has
accomplished this astonishing task.a
--Jon Appleton, Composer and Professor of Music, Dartmouth College
and Stanford University
aI was skeptical when I began reading. The stated goal seemed
outlandish. But by the time I was about one-third the way into "The
World in Six Songs," I realized just how powerful it is. It really
is a tour de force. It is exquisitely written, and brings together
a vast array of knowledge, tying things together in creative ways,
while always remaining accessible. This promises to be not only
another widely read hit, butalso an important document for the
field of music cognition.a
--Jamshed Bharucha, Provost and Professor of Psychology, Tufts
University
aThis wonderful, lucid book takes on one of the great eternal
questions: Why is there music? What does music do for humanityafor
individual development and for a culture--that in turn accounts for
its existence in every known society? Daniel Levitin is not only
the preeminent expert in answering such questions, but one of those
unique writers about science who understands his field so
profoundly that he can make the complex straightforward. This is an
exciting, revelatory book.a
--Scott Turow, author of "Presumed Innocent" and "Ordinary
Heroes"
aWithout music, we would be little more than animals, and Daniel
Levitin explains it beautifully.a
--Sir George Martin, CBE, producer of The Beatles
aWhy can a song make you cry in a matter of seconds? "Six Songs" is
the only book that explains why. With original and awe-inspiring
insights into the nature of human artistry, itas irresistibly
entertaining. Anyone who loves music should read it.a
--Bobby McFerrin, vocalist and guest conductor, London Philharmonic
and the Vienna Philharmonic
aDaniel Levitin takes the most sophisticated ideas that exist about
the brain and mind, applies them to the most emotionally direct art
we have, our songs, and makes beautiful music of the two
together.a
--Adam Gopnik, author of "Paris to the Moon"
aPassionate and insightful. Daniel Levitin has written a
delightfully personal epic poem proposing a central role for music
in the evolution of human emotion and behavior. Now, musicians and
neuroscientists have a common vocabulary withwhich to argue our
human origins.a
--Julie R. Korenberg, M.D. Ph.D., The Brain Institute, University
of Utah
aIn a brilliantly novel approach to human evolution, Levitin has
sought to encapsulate diverse cultures in a set of six songs
representative of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and
love. That he is able to achieve so much with this small set of
songs says something truly important about our common
humanity.a
--Michael I. Posner, Professor of Psychology, University of
Oregon
Praise for "This Is Your Brain on Music"
aEndlessly stimulating, a marvelous overview, and one which only a
deeply musical neuroscientist could give.a
aOliver Sacks, M.D., author of "Musicophilia"
aThe book Iave been waiting for all my life.a
aNancy Pearl, public radio librarian and auth or of the Book Lust
series
aI loved reading that music coordinates more disparate parts of the
brain than almost anything else. . . . Deepens the beautiful
mystery that is music.a
aDavid Byrne, founder of Talking Heads
aDr. Levitin is an unusually deft interpreter full of striking
scientific trivia.a
a"The New York Times"
?Music seems to have an almost willful, evasive quality, defying
simple explanation, so that the more we find out, the more there is
to know, leaving its power and mystery intact, however much we may
dig and delve. Daniel's book is an eloquent and poetic exploration
of this paradox. There may be no simple answer or end in sight, but
the ride is nonetheless a thrilling one, especially in the company
of a writer who is an accomplished musician, a poet, a hard-nosed
scientist, and someone who can still look upon the universe with a
sense of wonder.?
--Sting
?Without music, we would be little more than animals, and Daniel
Levitin explains it beautifully.?
--Sir George Martin, CBE, producer of The Beatles
?Why can a song make you cry in a matter of seconds? "Six Songs" is
the only book that explains why. With original and awe-inspiring
insights into the nature of human artistry, it's irresistibly
entertaining. Anyone who loves music should read it.?
--Bobby McFer
aMusic seems to have an almost willful, evasive quality, defying
simple explanation, so that the more we find out, the more there is
to know, leaving its power and mystery intact, however much we may
dig and delve. Danielas book is an eloquent and poetic exploration
of this paradox. There may be no simple answer or end in sight, but
the ride is nonetheless a thrilling one, especially in the company
of a writer who is an accomplished musician, a poet, a hard-nosed
scientist, and someone who can still look upon the universe with a
sense of wonder.a
--Sting
aWithout music, we would be little more than animals, and Daniel
Levitin explains it beautifully.a
--Sir George Martin, CBE, producer of The Beatles
aWhy can a song make you cry in a matter of seconds? "Six Songs" is
the only book that explains why. With original and awe-inspiring
insights into the nature of human artistry, itas irresistibly
entertaining. Anyone who loves music should read it.a
--Bobby McFerrin, vocalist and guest conductor, London Philharmonic
and the Vienna Philharmonic
aDaniel Levitin takes the most sophisticated ideas that exist about
the brain and mind, applies them to the most emotionally direct art
we have, our songs, and makes beautiful music of the two
together.a
--Adam Gopnik, author of "Paris to the Moon"
aDaniel Levitin writes about music with all the exuberance of a
die-hard fan, and all the insight of a natural-born scientist. This
is a fascinating, entertaining book, and some of its most inventive
themes may stay stick in your head forever, something like a
well-loved song.a
--Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love"
aTo try to cover the meaning of musicthroughout the history of
mankind to how we still use it everyday is extraordinarily
ambitious. Combining musical expertise, psychology, anthropology
and evolutionary science, Daniel Levitinas "Six Songs" has
accomplished this astonishing task.a
--Jon Appleton, Composer and Professor of Music, Dartmouth College
and Stanford University
aI was skeptical when I began reading. The stated goal seemed
outlandish. But by the time I was about one-third the way into "The
World in Six Songs," I realized just how powerful it is. It really
is a tour de force. It is exquisitely written, and brings together
a vast array of knowledge, tying things together in creative ways,
while always remaining accessible. This promises to be not only
another widely read hit, but also an important document for the
field of music cognition.a
--Jamshed Bharucha, Provost and Professor of Psychology, Tufts
University
aPassionate and insightful. Daniel Levitin has written a
delightfully personal epic poem proposing a central role for music
in the evolution of human emotion and behavior. Now, musicians and
neuroscientists have a common vocabulary with which to argue our
human origins.a
--Julie R. Korenberg, M.D. Ph.D., The Brain Institute, University
of Utah
aIn a brilliantly novel approach to human evolution, Levitin has
sought to encapsulate diverse cultures in a set of six songs
representative of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and
love. That he is able to achieve so much with this small set of
songs says something truly important about our common
humanity.a
--Michael I. Posner, Professor of Psychology, University of
Oregon
aThis wonderful, lucid book takes on one ofthe great eternal
questions: Why is there music? What does music do for humanityafor
individual development and for a culture--that in turn accounts for
its existence in every known society? Daniel Levitin is not only
the preeminent expert in answering such questions, but one of those
unique writers about science who understands his field so
profoundly that he can make the complex straightforward. This is an
exciting, revelatory book.a
--Scott Turow, author of "Presumed Innocent" and "Ordinary
Heroes"
aDaniel Levitin writes about music with all the exuberance of a
die-hard fan, and all the insight of a natural-born scientist. This
is a fascinating, entertaining book, and some of its most inventive
themes may stay stick in your head forever, something like a
well-loved song.a
--Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love"
aMusic seems to have an almost willful, evasive quality, defying
simple explanation, so that the more we find out, the more there is
to know, leaving its power and mystery intact, however much we may
dig and delve. Danielas book is an eloquent and poetic exploration
of this paradox. There may be no simple answer or end in sight, but
the ride is nonetheless a thrilling one, especially in the company
of a writer who is an accomplished musician, a poet, a hard-nosed
scientist, and someone who can still look upon the universe with a
sense of wonder.a
--Sting
aTo try to cover the meaning of music throughout the history of
mankind to how we still use it everyday is extraordinarily
ambitious. Combining musical expertise, psychology, anthropology
and evolutionary science, Daniel Levitinas "Six Songs" has
accomplished this astonishing task.a
--Jon Appleton, Composer and Professor of Music, Dartmouth College
and Stanford University
aI was skeptical when I began reading. The stated goal seemed
outlandish. But by the time I was about one-third the way into "The
World in Six Songs," I realized just how powerful it is. It really
is a tour de force. It is exquisitely written, and brings together
a vast array of knowledge, tying things together in creative ways,
while always remaining accessible. This promises to be not only
another widely read hit, butalso an important document for the
field of music cognition.a
--Jamshed Bharucha, Provost and Professor of Psychology, Tufts
University
aThis wonderful, lucid book takes on one of the great eternal
questions: Why is there music? What does music do for humanityafor
individual development and for a culture--that in turn accounts for
its existence in every known society? Daniel Levitin is not only
the preeminent expert in answering such questions, but one of those
unique writers about science who understands his field so
profoundly that he can make the complex straightforward. This is an
exciting, revelatory book.a
--Scott Turow, author of "Presumed Innocent" and "Ordinary
Heroes"
aWithout music, we would be little more than animals, and Daniel
Levitin explains it beautifully.a
--Sir George Martin, CBE, producer of The Beatles
aWhy can a song make you cry in a matter of seconds? "Six Songs" is
the only book that explains why. With original and awe-inspiring
insights into the nature of human artistry, itas irresistibly
entertaining. Anyone who loves music should read it.a
--Bobby McFerrin, vocalist and guest conductor, London Philharmonic
and the Vienna Philharmonic
aDaniel Levitin takes the most sophisticated ideas that exist about
the brain and mind, applies them to the most emotionally direct art
we have, our songs, and makes beautiful music of the two
together.a
--Adam Gopnik, author of "Paris to the Moon"
aPassionate and insightful. Daniel Levitin has written a
delightfully personal epic poem proposing a central role for music
in the evolution of human emotion and behavior. Now, musicians and
neuroscientists have a common vocabulary withwhich to argue our
human origins.a
--Julie R. Korenberg, M.D. Ph.D., The Brain Institute, University
of Utah
aIn a brilliantly novel approach to human evolution, Levitin has
sought to encapsulate diverse cultures in a set of six songs
representative of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and
love. That he is able to achieve so much with this small set of
songs says something truly important about our common
humanity.a
--Michael I. Posner, Professor of Psychology, University of
Oregon
Praise for "This Is Your Brain on Music"
aEndlessly stimulating, a marvelous overview, and one which only a
deeply musical neuroscientist could give.a
aOliver Sacks, M.D., author of "Musicophilia"
aThe book Iave been waiting for all my life.a
aNancy Pearl, public radio librarian and auth or of the Book Lust
series
aI loved reading that music coordinates more disparate parts of the
brain than almost anything else. . . . Deepens the beautiful
mystery that is music.a
aDavid Byrne, founder of Talking Heads
aDr. Levitin is an unusually deft interpreter full of striking
scientific trivia.a
a"The New York Times"
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