Why music moves us

Daniel J. Levitin
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Daniel J. Levitin: Daniel J. Levitin is professor of psychology at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1, Canada. He is author of This Is Your Brain On Music and The World in Six Songs. daniel.levitin@mcgill.ca

Nature, 2010, vol. 464, issue 7290, 834-835

Abstract: Daniel J. Levitin enjoys a book that explains how rhythm, pitch and timbre are combined, and why the most delightful compositions balance predictability and surprise.

Date: 2010
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