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Why you like it : the science and culture of musical taste
"From the chief architect of Pandora Radio's Music Genome Project comes a definitive and groundbreaking examination of how your mind, body, and upbringing influence the music you love" -- From book jacket.
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- ISBN: 9781250057198
- ISBN: 1250057191
- ISBN: 9781250057204
- Physical Description: xi, 706 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [661]-694) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: in the ear of the beholder. The rise and rebirth of the savage beast -- A gift of the gods. Under the musical hood: an orientation ; Melody: the face of music ; Interlude A: the evolution of musical taste: music and anthropology -- Bar bands in Andromeda. Harmony: the internal body of music ; Rhythm: the movement of music ; Interlude B: it's the overtones, stupide: music, math, and physics -- Unity and heterogeneity. Form: the shape of music ; Sound: the personality of music ; Interlude C: the singing cerebrum: music and the brain -- Musical metaphors. The musical genotype ; The pop genotype ; Interlude D: at the cellular level: music and cell biology -- Parlez-vous gamelan?. The rock genotype ; The jazz genotype ; Interlude E: listening with an accent: culture and musical taste -- Questioning the omnivore. The hip hop genotype ; The electronica (EDM) genotype ; Interlude F: staking your claim: intraculture and musical taste -- Who are you, anyway?. The world music genotype ; The classical genotype ; Interlude G: mind over music: psychology and musical taste -- Your hit parade. The what and why of musical taste ; Epilogue: living with music. |
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| Subject: | Music appreciation Popular music genres Music appreciation Popular music genres MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal |
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Why You Like It : The Science and Culture of Musical Taste
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Author Notes
Why You Like It : The Science and Culture of Musical Taste
NOLAN GASSER is a critically acclaimed composer, pianist, and musicologist. Most notably, he is the architect of Pandora Radio's Music Genome Project and the chief musicologist from its founding in 2000. Dr. Gasser lectures widely on the nature of musical taste and the intersections of music, science, and culture. He received his Ph.D. in musicology from Stanford. He lives with his wife in Petaluma, California.
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