Music/Bibliography

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This is a bibliography of major works on Music.

• Harwood, Dane (1976). 'Universals in Music: A Perspective from Cognitive Psychology', Ethnomusicology 20, no. 3:521-33.
• Johnson, Julian (2002). Who Needs Classical Music?: Cultural Choice and Musical Value. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514681-6.
• Kertz-Welzel, Alexandra. 'Piano Improvisation Develops Musicianship.' Orff-Echo XXXVII No. 1 (2004): 11-14.
• Kertz-Welzel, Alexandra. 'The Singing Muse: Three Centuries of Music Education in Germany.' Journal of Historical Research in Music Education XXVI no. 1 (2004): 8-27.
• Kertz-Welzel, Alexandra. 'Didaktik of Music: A German Concept and its Comparison to American Music Pedagogy.' International Journal of Music Education (Practice) 22 No. 3 (2004): 277-286.
• Kertz-Welzel, Alexandra. 'General Music Education in Germany Today: A Look at How Popular Music is Engaging Students.' General Music Today 18 no. 2 (Winter 2005): 14-16.
• Molino, Jean (1975). 'Fait musical et sémiologue de la musique', Musique en Jeu, no. 17:37-62.
• Nattiez, Jean-Jacques (1987). Music and Discourse: Toward a Semiology of Music (Musicologie générale et sémiologue, 1987). Translated by Carolyn Abbate (1990). ISBN 0-691-02714-5.
• Owen, Harold (2000). Music Theory Resource Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-511539-2.
• Woodall, Laura and Brenda Ziembroski, (2002). Literacy Through Music.

Journal articles

• Perlovsky L (2010). "Musical emotions: functions, origins, evolution". Phys Life Rev 7 (1): 2-27. DOI:10.1016/j.plrev.2009.11.001. PMID 20374916. Research Blogging. ^[e]

Provides an overview on existing theories of the origin of music, focusing on the interplay between music and emotion.

Interesting discussion with contributions from multiple perspectives, though some of the major voices are missing.