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Quotes from The World in Six Songs — Daniel Levitin

born 1957 United States

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Anyone who wants to understand human nature, the interaction between brain and culture, between evolution and society, has to take a close look at the role that music has held in the lives of humans.

The World in Six Songs (2008)

The spiritual and emotional aspects of art are perhaps their most important qualities.

The World in Six Songs (2008)

The point of art is to emphasize some elements at the expense of others.

The World in Six Songs (2008)

The six types of song that have shaped human nature—friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion, and love songs—I've come to think are obvious...

The World in Six Songs (2008)

Creative brains became more attractive during centuries of sexual selection because they could solve a wider range of unanticipatable problems.

The World in Six Songs (2008)

We may have had music before we had a word for it.

The World in Six Songs (2008)

Music has been a shaping force... music has been there to guide the development of human nature.

The World in Six Songs (2008)

Both poetry and lyrics and all visual arts draw their power from their ability to express abstractions of reality. ...that is a feature of the musical brain.

The World in Six Songs (2008)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Daniel Levitin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.