The musical mind : the cognitive psychology of music /

What are the mental processes involved in listening to, performing, and composing music? The author surveys the experimental literature in this area, and takes a critical look at what has been achieved, introducing such topics as composition and musical skill in non-literate cultures.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sloboda, John A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [Oxfordshire] : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1985.
Series:Oxford psychology series ; no. 5.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:What are the mental processes involved in listening to, performing, and composing music? The author surveys the experimental literature in this area, and takes a critical look at what has been achieved, introducing such topics as composition and musical skill in non-literate cultures.
Item Description:Includes indexes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 291 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282).
ISBN:0198521286
9780198521280
9780191706257
0191706256