Music, Language, and Human Evolution [With CD (Audio)]

by Nicholas Bannan

Why do human beings make music? No human society has ever existed without music, and people all around the world commit considerable resources, including time, effort, and ingenuity, to musical participation and consumption. Yet until recently archaeology has had little to say about the possible role of music in human evolution. This book examines the potential role of musicality in human evolution and its consequences for human culture. Drawing on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199227349
• ISBN13: 9780199227341
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.7"