Music as Biology

The Tones We Like and Why

Dale Purves

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$33.00 • £26.95 • €29.50

ISBN 9780674545151

Publication Date: 02/01/2017

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176 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

44 color illustrations, 2 halftones, 4 tables

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Preface
1. Sound Signals and Sound Stimuli
2. The Perception of Sound Signals
3. Human Vocalization
4. Music and Vocal Similarity
5. Consonance and Dissonance
6. Musical Scales
7. Music and Emotion
8. Music and Speech across Cultures
9. Implications
Appendix: An Overview of the Human Auditory System
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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