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Theorizing music evolution : Darwin, Spencer, and the limits of the human /

"Theorizing Music Evolution is a critical examination of ideas about musical origins, emphasizing both nineteenth-century theories of music in the evolutionist writings of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer. What did historical evolutionists such as Darwin and Spencer have to say about music? W...

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Main Author:	Piilonen, Miriam (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:	Oxford studies in music theory.
Subjects:	Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Criticism and interpretation. Spencer, Herbert, > 1820-1903 > Criticism and interpretation. Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 Spencer, Herbert, > 1820-1903 Music > Origin. Evolution. Musique > Origines. Évolution. Theory. Instruction & Study. MUSIC. History. SCIENCE. Evolution Music > Origin Music. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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