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When how where does a mark become a musical note What alchemy occurs to transform a symbol into sound a song a symphony a chorus Music is interwoven into the fabric of our lives We listen to it some of us play it but throughout history humans have also attempted to capture it visually from the musical images of Ancient Sumer to Frozen s Elsa standing on the side of a mountain her voice making crystals in the air In this startlingly original history of music Eleanor Chan takes us on a journey through sound that encompasses the 35 000 year old flute found in a German cave Kandinsky s kaleidoscopic paintings illuminated manuscripts and haute couture Classically trained musician and art historian Dr Eleanor Chan opens up a world of sound and vision exploring different ways to think about listening and seeing Ultimately this book asks the reader what it is and what it might mean to truly see music