Why We Sing: A Celebration of Song

by Julia Hollander

Genres: Music

368 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2024

Reviews

[Camio.Dontchaknow]

I found this one a bit hard to get into but once it got going I found it really interesting. It was written during or shortly after Covid so there's a lot of ponderings over the connections that music and singing offers, and the impact of being denied the opportunity to sing together. It is woven through our beings, all cultures and time periods. It'll make you want to join your local community choir. I didn't enjoy the final chapter on death tho. My musicality is still too bruised to function in connection with that topic. But it still makes me want to sing and I appreciate more why I value choral singing so much. Even if you miss the right notes. S'all good, innit?

[Dom :)]

A well informed, deeply moving and empowering book.

[Monika]

A lottttt of detail in the beginning, almost like a speech pathology textbook. But really enjoyed it from about 1/3 on. Loved the QR code to get the songs she was referencing.