Why we sing : an ode to our musical origins
Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2010.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2011
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| author | Subbaraman, Nidhi |
| author2 | Thomas Levenson. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2010. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/608402022-02-07T15:58:51Z Why we sing : an ode to our musical origins Ode to our musical origins Subbaraman, Nidhi Thomas Levenson. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing MIT Program in Writing & Humanistic Studies Graduate Program in Science Writing. Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2010. "September 2010." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-32). Music is part of human culture and has been around for several thousand years. In spite of its strong emotional appeal, the history of this human characteristic, and the source of its allure remain elusive. This thesis is a report from the front lines of research into the origins of human music, presenting four popular scenarios for the source of music. Music is treated as a homolog for gibbon song, as a co-evolver with language, as a sexually selected adaptation and as a cultural artifact that elicits universally reaching, culturally exclusive emotional responses from listeners. by Nidhi Subbaraman. S.M.in Science Writing 2011-01-26T14:32:58Z 2011-01-26T14:32:58Z 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60840 697840773 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 32 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| title | Why we sing : an ode to our musical origins |
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| title_short | Why we sing : an ode to our musical origins |
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| topic | Graduate Program in Science Writing. |
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