Nicholas Cook is an excellent expositor who writes with humour and flair. Referring throughout to familiar musical examples, this Very Short Introduction will involve the reader, and raise thought-provoking questions about what music is, and how it is constructed and consumed. Covers not only Western music and not only classical music - Nicholas Cook discusses everything from rock to Chinese zither music. This stimulating Very Short Introduction to music invites us to really think about music.

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