Bridge of Waves: What Music Is and How Listening to It Changes the World

by William Allaudin Mathieu

Book Overview

Music is, in one sense, merely a series of fleeting vibrations that arise and subside. How could it be that something so insubstantial fills us, and calms us, and makes us weep? Because, says W. A. Mathieu, music bridges mind and heart, self and other, and affirms our place in the world. Everyone uses the bridge of music, from casual listeners to devoted professionals. Mathieu's delightful and trenchant prose asks you to question what music is, how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590307321
• ISBN13: 9781590307328
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"