# The Origins of Music

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- Book: [The Origins of Music](https://www.bookquiver.com/nils-l-wallin/the-origins-of-music) ([The Origins of Music.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/nils-l-wallin/the-origins-of-music.md))
- Authors: [Nils L. Wallin](https://www.bookquiver.com/nils-l-wallin), [Bjorn Merker](https://www.bookquiver.com/bjorn-merker), [Steven Brown](https://www.bookquiver.com/steven-brown)
- Publisher: bradford_books
- ISBN: 978-02-6273-143-0
- Pages: 512
- Published: 2001-07-27
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The book can be viewed as representing the birth of evolutionary biomusicology. What biological and cognitive forces have shaped humankind's musical behavior and the rich global repertoire of musical structures?...