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Why It Matters
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This book is ideal for anyone passionate about playing, listening to, or reflecting on music, as well as for music professionals and those pursuing careers in the field.
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As countries went into lockdown in 2020, people turned to music for comfort and solidarity. Neighbours sang to each other from their balconies; people participated in online music sessions that created an experience of socially distanced togetherness.
Nicholas Cook argues that the value of music goes far beyond simple enjoyment. Music can enhance well-being, interpersonal relationships, cultural tolerance, and civil cohesion. At the same time, music can be a tool of persuasion or ideology. Thinking about music helps bring into focus the values that are mobilised in today’s culture wars. Making music together builds relationships of interdependence and trust: rather than escapism, it offers a blueprint for a community of mutual obligation and interdependence.
Music: Why It Matters is for anyone who loves playing, listening to, or thinking about music, as well as those pursuing it as a career.
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Suddhaseel Sen praises the book as "a witty, concise, and far-reaching book about music in a global context." George E. Lewis FBA commends Cook for providing "a ringing riposte to the assumption that music has little to say about the critical issues of our time," emphasising music's essential role in teaching us "how to live."
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ISBN: 9781509542406
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 May 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Audience: Tertiary education
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Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 122.0mm
Height: 188.0mm
Weight: 181g
Pages: 176
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About the Author
Nicholas Cook is Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge.
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