Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Part I: Hard Questions
6. 1 Is Music Joy? 1
7. 2 A Tragic Turn 14
8. Part II: Ancient Answers
9. 3 Reorientation 31
10. 4 Music by Numbers 49
11. 5 Event Organizer 62
12. 6 New Song 73
13. 7 Baptism 90
14. 8 Going through Customs 102
15. Part III: Unforced Rhythms
16. 9 Retrofitting Ancient Music 109
17. 10 Facial Recognition 118
18. 11 Counting to One 138
19. 12 Counting to Two 150
20. 13 A Rhythmic Universe 171
21. 14 Verbal Abuse 186
22. 15 Best Possible World 195
23. Part IV: A Good Measure
24. 16 Joyride 213
25. 17 Not So Fast 221
26. 18 Feeling Groovy 239
27. Afterword: The Making of the Book 259
28. Notes 267
29. Credits 301
30. Index 303