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092			_a780.9 _bS761
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100	1		_aSpitzer, Michael, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe musical human : _ba history of life on Earth / _cMichael Spitzer.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBloomsbury Publishing, _c2021.
264		4	_c©2021
300			_a470 pages : _billustrations, map ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 395-451) and index.
520			_aExamines music in our everyday lives, music in world history, and music in evolution.
520			_a"A colossal history spanning cultures, time, and space to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species. 165 million years ago saw the birth of rhythm. 66 million years ago was the first melody. 40 thousand years ago Homo sapiens created the first musical instrument. Today music fills our lives. How we have created, performed and listened to this music throughout history has defined what our species is and how we understand who we are. Yet music is an overlooked part of our origin story. The Musical Human takes us on an exhilarating journey across the ages - from Bach to BTS and back - to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species. With insights from a wealth of disciplines, world-leading musicologist Michael Spitzer renders a global history of music on the widest possible canvas, looking at music in our everyday lives; music in world history; and music in evolution, from insects to apes, humans to AI. Through this journey we begin to understand how music is central to the distinctly human experiences of cognition, feeling and even biology, both widening and closing the evolutionary gaps between ourselves and animals in surprising ways. The Musical Human boldly puts the case that music is the most important thing we ever did; it is a fundamental part of what makes us human."--Publisher's website.
650		0	_aMusic _xHistory. _992643
650		0	_aMusic _xSocial aspects _xHistory.
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