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Transported: The Everyday Magic of Musical Daydreams

Transported: The Everyday Magic of Musical Daydreams

Margulis, Elizabeth

Hardcover

CognitionGeneral Music

Publisher Price: $29.99

ISBN10: 1324095792
ISBN13: 9781324095798
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: May 19 2026
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.01
Height: 1.03 Width: 5.92 Depth: 9.14
Language: English

Reliving past heartbreak. Picturing a serene future. Imagining a fantastical scene. Across genres, music has an uncanny ability to carry us into distinct inner worlds.

In Transported, acclaimed music cognition researcher Elizabeth Margulis explores the phenomenon of musical daydreams--the vivid, spontaneous, emotionally charged images, stories, and memories we lapse into while listening to music--and argues that these everyday reveries offer a powerful and underappreciated window into how we think, feel, and connect.

Combining cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology, ethnography, and revelations from her own teaching and pathbreaking research, Margulis shows not only that musical imaginings are widespread and meaningful--but also that daydreams which seem deeply personal are often widely shared. Music can alleviate anxiety, ignite creativity, and foster connection in our increasingly fragmented era.

At a time when attention is perpetually under siege, Transported makes a powerful case for music as one of the last spaces where the mind is still free to wander--and reminds us that these wanderings are more meaningful and more important to our individual and collective well-being than we've ever realized.

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