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서명/저자사항 | The evolving animal orchestra : in search of what makes us musical/ Henkjan Honing ; translated by Sherry Macdonald. [electronic resource]. |
개인저자 | Honing, Henkjan,author. MacDonald, Sherry,translator, |
발행사항 | Cambridge: MIT Press, 2019. |
형태사항 | 1 online resource (160 pages). |
기타형태 저록 | Print version: Honing, Henkjan, author. Op zoek naar wat ons muzikale dieren maakt. English. Evolving animal orchestra 9780262039321 |
ISBN | 9780262351157 0262351153 |
요약 | A music researcher's quest to discover other musical species. Even those of us who can't play a musical instrument or lack a sense of rhythm can perceive and enjoy music. Research shows that all humans possess the trait of musicality. We are a musical species--but are we the only musical species Is our musical predisposition unique, like our linguistic ability In The Evolving Animal Orchestra , Henkjan Honing embarks upon a quest to discover if humans share the trait of musicality with other animals. Charles Darwin believed that musicality was a capacity of all animals, human and nonhuman, with a clear biological basis. Taking this as his starting point, Honing--a music cognition researcher--visits a series of biological research centers to observe the ways that animals respond to music. He has studied scientists' accounts of Snowball, the cockatoo who could dance to a musical beat, and of Ronan, the sea lion, who was trained to move her head to a beat. Now Honing will be able to make his own observations. Honing tests a rhesus monkey for beat perception via an EEG; performs a listening experiment with zebra finches; considers why birds sing, and if they intend their songs to be musical; explains why many animals have perfect pitch; and watches marine mammals respond to sounds. He reports on the unforeseen twists and turns, doubts, and oversights that are a part of any scientific research--and which point to as many questions as answers. But, as he shows us, science is closing in on the biological and evolutionary source of our musicality. |
통일서명 | Op zoek naar wat ons muzikale dieren maakt.English |
일반주제명 | Musical ability. Music --Physiological aspects. Musical perception. Music --Origin. Music --Origin. Music --Physiological aspects. Musical ability. Musical perception. MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory |
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