Of Mind and Music / / Laird Addis.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Addis, Laird,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (160 p.) :; 5 line drawings
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1. Music's Power --; 2. Langer's Theory --; 3. Representation --; 4. Consciousness --; 5. Time and Sound --; 6. The New Theory --; 7. Unconscious Awareness --; 8. Music and Awareness --; 9. Music as Stirring --; APPENDIX. A Look at the Literature --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501720444; 9783110536157
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501720444
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Laird Addis.

In this fascinating account of the way in which we understand music, Laird Addis builds on the idea, first articulated by Susanne Langer, that passages of music symbolize emotions and other conscious states. He maintains that the unique bond joining music and feelings is based on a previously unnoticed affinity between consciousness and sound. Addis combines a scholar's insight with a musician's sensibility to make an engaging and convincing statement that will help readers comprehend music's importance in human affairs.