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Music and the Mind

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ISBN-10: 0345383184

ISBN-13: 9780345383181

Edition: N/A

Authors: Anthony Storr

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"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.
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Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/19/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.20" wide x 7.90" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396

Charles Anthony Storr, May 18, 1920 - March 17, 2001 Charles Anthony Storr was born on May 18, 1920 in London to a Reverend of Westminster Abbey and his wife. The two were first cousins, which may have lead to his poor health and depression. At the age of eight, he attended public school at Winchester and was very unhappy. He graduated from Winchester College and proceeded to Christ's Church in Cambridge where he met C. P. Snow who encouraged him to be moral and compassionate. Storr continued his medical studies at Westminster Hospital from 1941 to 1944, and then became a house physician at various hospitals. He is best known for his books on Freud and Jung. After completing his education,…    

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Origins and Collective Functions
Music, Brain and Body
Basic Patterns
Songs Without Words
Escape from Reality?
The Solitary Listener
The Innermost Nature of the World
A Justification of Existence
The Significance of Music
References
Bibliography
Index