{"product_id":"beethovens-anvil-music-in-mind-and-culture-paperback","title":"Beethoven's Anvil: Music in Mind and Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Benzon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy 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 very complexity of musical experience. Music demands that our symbol-processing capacities, motor skills, and emotional and communicative skills all work in close coordination--not only within our own heads but also with the heads (and bodies) of others. Music is at once deeply personal and highly social, highly disciplined yet open to emotional nuance and interpretation. It's precisely this coordination of different mental functions, Benzon argues, that underlies our deep need to create and participate in music. At once daring and scholarly, this remarkable book offers a sweeping vision of a vital, underappreciated force in our minds and our culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Benzon, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, a cognitive scientist, is Senior Scientist with Metalogics Incorporated and an associate editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Social and Evolutionary Systems\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also co-founder of the musical ensemble AfroEurasian Connection. He lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.07 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44391427833939,"sku":"9780465015443","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/5R9ihsGfS59780465015443.webp?v=1783075624","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/beethovens-anvil-music-in-mind-and-culture-paperback","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}