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The Resource The musical human : a history of life on Earth, Michael Spitzer

The musical human : a history of life on Earth, Michael Spitzer

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  • Examines music in our everyday lives, music in world history, and music in evolution. -- Provided by publisher
  • 165 million years ago saw the birth of rhythm. 66 million years ago was the first melody. 40 thousand years ago Homo sapiens created the first musical instrument. Today music fills our lives. How we have created, performed, and listened to this music throughout history has defined what our species is and how we understand who we are. Yet music is an overlooked part of our origin story. The Musical Human takes us on an exhilarating journey across the ages--from Bach to BTS and back--to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species. With insights from a wealth of disciplines, world-leading musicologist Michael Spitzer renders a global history of music on the widest possible canvas, looking at music in our everday lives; music in world history; and music in evolution, from insects to apes, humans to AI. Through this journey we begin to understand how music is central to the distinctly human experiences of cognition, feeling, and even biology, both widening and closing the evolutionary gaps between ourselves and animals in surprising ways. The Musical Human boldly puts the case that music is the most important thing we ever did; it is a fundamental part of what makes us human. --
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
470 pages
Contents
  • Ice, sand, savannah and forest
  • The tuning of the West
  • Superpowers
  • Endgames
  • Part Three.
  • Evolution.
  • Animal
  • Human
  • Machine
  • Eleven lessons on music's nature
  • Part One.
  • Life.
  • Voyager
  • Cradle and all
  • The soundtrack of our lives
  • Imaginary landscapes, invisible cities
  • Part Two.
  • History.
Isbn
9781526602770
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Label
The musical human : a history of life on Earth
Title
The musical human
Title remainder
a history of life on Earth
Statement of responsibility
Michael Spitzer
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • Examines music in our everyday lives, music in world history, and music in evolution. -- Provided by publisher
  • 165 million years ago saw the birth of rhythm. 66 million years ago was the first melody. 40 thousand years ago Homo sapiens created the first musical instrument. Today music fills our lives. How we have created, performed, and listened to this music throughout history has defined what our species is and how we understand who we are. Yet music is an overlooked part of our origin story. The Musical Human takes us on an exhilarating journey across the ages--from Bach to BTS and back--to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species. With insights from a wealth of disciplines, world-leading musicologist Michael Spitzer renders a global history of music on the widest possible canvas, looking at music in our everday lives; music in world history; and music in evolution, from insects to apes, humans to AI. Through this journey we begin to understand how music is central to the distinctly human experiences of cognition, feeling, and even biology, both widening and closing the evolutionary gaps between ourselves and animals in surprising ways. The Musical Human boldly puts the case that music is the most important thing we ever did; it is a fundamental part of what makes us human. --
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Spitzer, Michael
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Music
  • Music
  • Musique
  • Musique
  • HISTORY / Civilization
  • MUSIC / History & Criticism
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
  • Music
  • Music
Target audience
general
Label
The musical human : a history of life on Earth, Michael Spitzer
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-451) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
  • Ice, sand, savannah and forest
  • The tuning of the West
  • Superpowers
  • Endgames
  • Part Three.
  • Evolution.
  • Animal
  • Human
  • Machine
  • Eleven lessons on music's nature
  • Part One.
  • Life.
  • Voyager
  • Cradle and all
  • The soundtrack of our lives
  • Imaginary landscapes, invisible cities
  • Part Two.
  • History.
Control code
1242856265
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
470 pages
Isbn
9781526602770
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1242856265
Label
The musical human : a history of life on Earth, Michael Spitzer
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-451) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
  • Ice, sand, savannah and forest
  • The tuning of the West
  • Superpowers
  • Endgames
  • Part Three.
  • Evolution.
  • Animal
  • Human
  • Machine
  • Eleven lessons on music's nature
  • Part One.
  • Life.
  • Voyager
  • Cradle and all
  • The soundtrack of our lives
  • Imaginary landscapes, invisible cities
  • Part Two.
  • History.
Control code
1242856265
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
470 pages
Isbn
9781526602770
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1242856265

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