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3031585089 pdf This translation of Musique au singulier (2001) from the French identifies what is common to music of all times and cultures. The author, Franois-Bernard Mche is a composer and internationally renowned musicologist. He addresses the question of universals in music and demonstrates how musical play is a poetic and natural game that already takes shape in the animal world. Mche invites the reader to reconsider the traditional opposition between nature and culture and to reflect on experiencing such intense emotions when both listening to and manipulating sounds. This title appeals to students and researchers working in musicology.