The World in Six SongsIn an astonishing blend of art and science, Daniel Levitin describes how music played a pivotal role in the creation of human culture and society. Dividing the sum total of human musical achievement, from Beethoven to The Beatles, Busta Rhymes to Bach, into just six fundamental forms, Levitin illuminates, through songs of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion, and love, how music has been instrumental in the evolution of language, thought, and