The Power of Music: Pioneering Discoveries in the New Science of Song

by Elena Mannes

Book Overview

The award-winning creator of the acclaimed documentary "The Music Instinct: Science & Song," explores the power of music and its connection to the body, the brain, and the world of nature. Only recently has science sought in earnest to understand and explain this impact. One remarkable recent study, analyzing the cries of newborns, shows that infants' cries contain common musical intervals. Physics experiments show that sound waves can physically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802778283
• ISBN13: 9780802778284
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"