Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste

by Nolan Gasser

Book Overview

From the chief architect of the Pandora Radio's Music Genome Project comes a definitive and groundbreaking examination of how your mind, body, and upbringing influence the music you love.

Everyone loves music. But what is it that makes music so universally beloved and have such a powerful effect on us?

In this sweeping and authoritative book, Dr. Nolan Gasser--a composer, pianist, and musicologist, and the chief architect of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250057191
• ISBN13: 9781250057198
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Flatiron Books
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"