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Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste
By Gasser, Nolan
- ISBN
- 9781250057198 9781250057204
- Publisher
- Flatiron: Macmillan
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Starred Review on May 1, 2019 | The Science of Music
Why did my Pandora radio station jump from "This Must Be the Place" by the Talking Heads to "All My Friends" by LCD Soundsystem? Gasser, musicologist and the chief architect of Pandora's Music Genome Project, knows why, and why you'll like it. In a sprawling tome, he explores how the ingredients of music—sound, melody, rhythm, harmony, and timbre—shape our musical tastes. Gasser suggests that musical taste isn't j...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
