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Critique of pure music /

James O. Young seeks to explain why we value music so highly. He draws on the latest psychological research to argue that music is expressive of emotion by resembling human expressive behaviour. The representation of emotion in music gives it the capacity to provide psychological insight-and it is t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Young, James O., 1957-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Music > Psychological aspects. Musique > Aspect psychologique. MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory. Music > Psychological aspects Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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