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Article: Why we love music.(includes related articles)
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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Ever bob your head to the music blasting from a car radio? Ever turn your pencil into a drumstick? Ever walk down a street alone, whistling or humming to some imaginary tune playing over and over again in your head? Ever wonder why you love listening to music? Or why your body sways to it? Just why do musical sounds please us?
No matter how far back in history we look, we find human beings making and listening to music. It's quite possible, says Swedish researcher Bjorn Merkur (Institute for Biomusicology, Mid-Sweden University), that music originated with our prehuman male ancestors. The reason? To attract a mate. Since a single male vocalizing in a forest would ...