Defining music

William Forde Thompson; Kirk N. Olsen

Defining music

William Forde Thompson
, Kirk N. Olsen

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Abstract

[Extract]
Has it ever occurred to you how strange it is that humans seem to enjoy concocting sounds by hitting objects with sticks, blowing air across a small opening in
hollowed-out cylinders, buzzing lips into a mouthpiece, and scraping stretched
steel strings with the stretched fibers of horse hair? If humans were being investigated by an alien species from another planet, what would they make of this peculiar activity? If they wanted to understand this behavior, the first step they would
need to take is to define it

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The science and psychology of music: from Beethoven at the office to Beyoncé at the gym
Editors	William F. Thompson, Kirk N. Olsen
Place of Publication	Santa Barbara
Publisher	ABC-CLIO
Chapter	1
Pages	3-7
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781440857720
ISBN (Print)	9781440857713
Publication status	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes

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