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1	Music, the Brain, and Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our Imagination more books like this by Robert Jourdain What makes a distant oboe's wail beautiful? Why do some kinds of music lift us to ecstasy, but not others? How can music make sense to an ear and brain evolved for detecting the approaching lion or tracking the unsuspecting gazelle? Lyrically interweaving discoveries from science, psychology, music theory, paleontology, and philosophy, Robert ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.53! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music more books like this by Victor L Wooten From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Wooten comes the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. see all copies from $7.50! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
3	Music and the Mind more books like this by Anthony Storr Why does music have such a powerful effect on our minds and bodies? It is the most mysterious and most tangible of all forms of art. Yet, Anthony Storr believes, music today is a deeply significant experience for a greater number of people than ever before. In this book, he explores why this should be so. Drawing on a wide variety of opinions, ... see all copies from $4.90! new only from $5.68! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Birth of Tragedy & the Genealogy of Morals more books like this by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Skillful, sophisticated translations of two of Nietzsche's essential works about the conflict between the moral and aesthetic approaches to life, the impact of Christianity on human values, the meaning of science, the contrast between the Apollonian and Dionysian spirits, and other themes central to his thinking. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.83! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Emotion and Meaning in Music more books like this by Leonard Meyer "Altogether it is a book that should be required reading for any student of music, be he composer, performer, or theorist. It clears the air of many confused notions . . . and lays the groundwork for exhaustive study of the basic problem of music theory and aesthetics, the relationship between pattern and meaning."--David Kraehenbuehl, "Journal of ... see all copies from $9.18! new only from $14.34! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Essays on Music more books like this by Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno, Richard Leppert (Editor) Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and - more than any other subject - music. To this day, Adorno remains one of the most influential contributors to the development of qualitative musical sociology which, together with ... see all copies from $17.50! new only from $31.59! \| SVS
7	Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization more books like this by Stuart Isacoff A history of harmony in music, highlighting the invention of the tuning system known as equal temperament--a radical idea in its time--which divides the octave into 12 parts, comprising the notes of the scale. Isacoff considers its enormous impact on the history of music and musical instruments, and also relates it to other developments of the ... see all copies from $4.74! new only from $8.64! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Emblems of Mind: The Inner Life of Music and Mathematics more books like this by Edward Rothstein One is a science, the other an art; one useful, the other seemingly decorative, but mathematics and music share common origins in cult and mystery and have been linked throughout history. "Emblems of Mind" is Edward Rothstein's classic exploration of their profound similarities, a journey into their "inner life." Along the way, Rothstein explains ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.13! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Birth of Tragedy and the Case of Wagner more books like this by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche The Birth of Tragedy (1872) was Nietzsche's first book. Its youthful faults were exposed by Nietzsche in the brilliant 'Attempt at a Self-Criticism' which he added to the new edition of 1886.The Case of Wagner (1888) was one of Nietzsche's last books, and his wittiest. In attitude and style it is diametrically opposed to The Birth of Tragedy. Both ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
10	Philosophy of Music Education more books like this by Bennett Reimer see all copies from $9.95! new only from $80.10!
11 view cover	The Secret Power of Music: The Transformation of Self and Society Through Musical Energy more books like this by David Tame This study of the hidden side of music and its subtle effects is one of the most detailed books ever written on the subject. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Imperfect Art: Reflections on Jazz and Modern Culture more books like this by Ted Gioia This stimulating and perceptive study of jazz relates the work of jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Ornette Coleman to such subjects as primitivism in the arts, neoclassicism, good and bad taste, improvisation and recordings and the imperfection of art, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.23! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Mysticism of Sound and Music more books like this by Hazart Inayat Khan, Inayat, Hazrat Inayat Khan Music, according to Sufi teaching, is really a small expression of the overwhelming and perfect harmony of the whole universe--and that is the secret of its amazing power to move us. The Indian Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), the first teacher to bring the Islamic mystical tradition to the West, was an accomplished musician himself. ... see all copies from $11.01! new only from $11.01! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Show I'll Never Forget: 50 Writers Relive Their Most Memorable Concert-Going Experience more books like this by Sean Manning (Editor) This is a remarkable gathering of original essays on the one concert these writers will remember above all and forever. It is one of the more universal questions that offers a glimpse into a person's soul: "What was the greatest concert you ever saw?" A rite of passage, a life-changing experience, a catalyst of musical epiphanies, a concert is an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds more books like this by David Toop "Ocean of Sound" begins in 1889 at the Paris Exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed. A culture absorbed in perfume, light and ambient sound developed in response to the intangibility of 20th century communications. David Toop traces the evolution of this culture, through Erik Satie to the Velvet Undergound; Miles Davis to ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $9.64! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Einstein's Violin more books like this by Joseph Eger Joseph Eger's life is a testimony to the power of music. Among the most venerated classical conductors of his generation, Eger has discovered within music a universal language that not only unites people across cultures but also suggests something about the physical rules of life itself. In "Einstein's Violin," Eger distills more than half a ... see all copies from $3.11! new only from $6.68! \| first editions
17 view cover	How Can We Keep from Singing: Music and the Passionate Life more books like this by Joan Oliver Goldsmith Over Twenty Million Americans sing publicly in a choir, chorus, or other ensemble. In an irresistible writing voice, Joan Oliver Goldsmith celebrates this amateur world of song -- and revives the original meaning of the word "amateur" as lover. She brings the reader not only behind the scenes but inside the music itself. Above all, Goldsmith ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Piano Pieces more books like this by Russell Sherman This book was chosen as a "Times Literary Supplement" Book of the Year for 1996. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.26! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Music and the Emotions: The Philosophical Theories more books like this by Malcolm Budd It has often been claimed, and frequently denied, that music derives some or all of its artistic value from the relation in which it stands to the emotions. This book presents and subjects to critical examination the chief theories about the relationship between the art of music and the emotions. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $33.62! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Seventh Dragon: The Riddle of Equal Temperament more books like this by Anita T Sullivan A veteran piano tuner presents a non-technical, literary view of the quixotic tuning system used on keyboard instruments for hundreds of years. Winner of the Western States Book Award for creative non-fiction in 1986, newly updated with illustrations, index, bibliography. see all copies from $2.32! new only from $10.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Ill Take You There: Pop Music and the Urge for Transcendence more books like this by Bill Friskics-Warren The Urge to connect with that which transcends our experience, be it a higher power, another person or some aspect of nature, is one of the things that makes us human. People view the object of this quest differently, as well as what it means to achieve or experience it. Yet regardless of how it's understood, the urge to participate in or belong ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Language of Music more books like this by Deryck Cooke This important and controversial book has come to be regarded as a modern classic. Originally published in 1959, it has exerted a profound influence on all subsequent discussion in the field of musical aesthetics. The author's thesis is that the main characteristic of music is to express and evoke emotion, and that all composers whose music has a ... see all copies from $23.97! new only from $44.52! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Musicking more books like this by Christopher Small Extending the inquiry of his early groundbreaking books, Christopher Small strikes at the heart of traditional studies of Western music by asserting that music is not a thing, but rather an activity. This new work outlines a theory of what Small terms "musicking", a verb that encompasses all musical activity from composing to performing to ... see all copies from $16.60! new only from $23.57! \| SVS
24 view cover	Nature of Music: Beauty, Sound and Healing more books like this by Maureen McCarthy Draper According to pianist Maureen McCarthy Draper, listening to classical music helps people establish emotional well-being and inspires them to create other forms of art. In this guide, she shows readers how to incorporate listening time into their hectic schedules and recommends over 170 of her favorite works of music. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Music, Politics, and the Academy more books like this by Pieter C Van Den Toorn Advocates of "new musicology" claim that technical methods of music analysis are conservative, elitist, positivist, and emotionally arid. This text challenges those claims, asking why cultural, socio-political or gender-studies approaches to music should be deemed more democratic or expressive of music's content or impact. Why should music ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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