Music and Memory: An Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0262692376
- ISBN-13
- 9780262692373
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 291
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Author
- Bob Snyder
Description
Divided into two parts, this book shows how human memory influences the organization of music. The first part presents ideas about memory and perception from cognitive psychology and the second part of the book shows how these concepts are exemplified in music.
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