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Music and Evolution: Hearing Math, Seeing Sound, and other Unanswered Questions

by Kurt Ellenberger
April 12, 2022

Music and Evolution: A Brief Overview The evidence presented in the research on music and evolution, beginning with Darwin himself,1 focusses largely on music's purported ability to support “mate selection, parental care, coalition signaling, and group cohesion," 2 language development,3 and other things. The prevailing evolutionary theories about music follow Darwin's lead--they are predominately sociological, cultural, ...