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  • The Origins of Music. Oxford University Press, 2012. 282p. Hardback. Trippett's translation has brilliantly made use of the internet ... to make many of the recordings Stumpf references in this work available online ... Should David Trippett have only translated The Origins of Music, it would have yet been an invaluable contribution to the field. However, as editor and translator, he goes above and beyond by providing two essays prior to the book, and a new translation of Stumpf's autobiography ... These materials provide a valuable frame for The Origins of Music by supplying a helpful context within which to consider Stumpf's contributions. ... the translationofStumpf's The Origins of Music is a timely and valuable addition to our scholarly literature. ... ESCOM has done the field of music cognition a wonderful service in funding a new trans- lation of an important early work. Music Perception, July 2013 (Publisher's information). € 96.47 (New) (Printed on Demand)  (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9780199695737