William L Benzon
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
xvi, 336 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Why does the brain create music? In Beethoven's Anvil, cognitive scientist and jazz musician William Benzon finds the key to music's function in the complexity of musical experience. A coordination of mental functions (symbol-processing capacities, motor skills, and emotional and communicative skills) underlies our deep need to create and participate in music.