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OverviewMusic has extraordinary power to move us, but how and why does it affect us? What is going on, emotionally, physically and cognitively when listeners have strong emotional responses to music? This is a highly readable, original and philosophically important book for anyone who has ever been moved by music. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. BicknellPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780230209909ISBN 10: 0230209904 Pages: 165 Publication Date: 08 April 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Combining philosophy, psychology, and music history, Why Music Moves Us is a remarkable multidisciplinary achievement. Bicknell offers a fresh take on the emotional power of music by exploring a neglected but vital element of the Romantic aesthetic: the musical sublime' - Theodore Gracyk, author of Rhythm and Noise and Listening to Popular Music 'For Bicknell, who fully understands music's ability to arouse and represent emotions, music is of moral benefit in educating them' - Times Literary Supplement '...a more collaborative approach to understanding music...' British Journal of Asthetics 'Combining philosophy, psychology, and music history, Why Music Moves Us is a remarkable multidisciplinary achievement. Bicknell offers a fresh take on the emotional power of music by exploring a neglected but vital element of the Romantic aesthetic: the musical sublime.' - Theodore Gracyk, author of Rhythm and Noise and Listening to Popular Music 'For Bicknell, who fully understands music's ability to arouse and represent emotions, music is of moral benefit in educating them.' - Times Literary Supplement 'A serious and intriguing enquiry into a really difficult question.' - Mary Midgely 'Combining philosophy, psychology, and music history, Why Music Moves Us is a remarkable multidisciplinary achievement. Bicknell offers a fresh take on the emotional power of music by exploring a neglected but vital element of the Romantic aesthetic: the musical sublime.' - Theodore Gracyk, author of Rhythm and Noise and Listening to Popular Music 'For Bicknell, who fully understands music's ability to arouse and represent emotions, music is of moral benefit in educating them.' - Times Literary Supplement 'A serious and intriguing enquiry into a really difficult question.' - Mary Midgely 'Combining philosophy, psychology, and music history, Why Music Moves Us is a remarkable multidisciplinary achievement. Bicknell offers a fresh take on the emotional power of music by exploring a neglected but vital element of the Romantic aesthetic: the musical sublime' - Theodore Gracyk, author of Rhythm and Noise and Listening to Popular Music 'For Bicknell, who fully understands music's ability to arouse and represent emotions, music is of moral benefit in educating them' - Times Literary Supplement '...a more collaborative approach to understanding music...' British Journal of Asthetics Author InformationJEANETTE BICKNELL teaches philosophy in Toronto, Canada. She has written widely on aesthetics and philosophy of music. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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