Musical Communication Dorothy Miell Raymond Macdonald David J Hargreaves by Dorothy Miell, Raymond Macdonald, David J. Hargreaves 9780198529354, 9780198529361, 019852935X, 0198529368 instant download after payment.

Music is a powerful means of communication. It provides a means by which people can share emotions, intentions, and meanings even though their spoken languages may be mutually incomprehensible. It can also provide a vital lifeline to human interaction for those whose special needs make other means of communication difficult. Music can exert powerful physical effects, can produce deep and profound emotions within us, and can be used to generate infinitely subtle variations of expressiveness by skilled composers and performers. The book examines how music can be used to communicate and the biological, cognitive, social, and cultural processes which underlie such communication. This book takes a broad, interdisciplinary look at all aspects of communication, from the symbolic aspects of musical notation, to the use of music in advertising.