Download or read book Why Music Moves Us written by J. Bicknell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-04-08 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music has extraordinary power to move us, but how and why does it affect us? What is going on, emotionally, physically and cognitively when listeners have strong emotional responses to music? This is a highly readable, original and philosophically important book for anyone who has ever been moved by music.