"Writing with grace and clarity...he touches on everything from the evolution of the Western tonal system, to the Freudian theory of music as infantile escapism, to the differing roles o the right and left brain in perceiving music."
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Drawing on his own life long passion for music and synthesizing the theories of Plato, Schopenhauer, Stravinsky, Nietzsche, Bartok, and others, distinguished author and psychologist Anthony Storr illuminates music's deep beauty and timeless truth and why and how music is one of the fundamental activities of mankind.
Music and the Mind
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Author(s)Anthony Storr
PublisherBallantine Books
ISBN / ASIN0345383184
ISBN-139780345383181
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank302,225
CategoryMusic
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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