Music and Eros

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Music is not only a pleasure for the ear, it is the echo of the heartbeat, breath and desire. Professor Döpp revisits music as the catalyst for dance, love and sex. From the music sheet to dance and through instruments, music is the expression of our profound desires and most violent passions. The text revisits the history of music and art from the dances of the first men to pop and electronic music and through belly dance. Music and Eros take us on a time-travelling journey to discover the interaction of music and sex. Contents Introduction: Music & Eros Darwin’s Rutting Apes Dances of Primitive Tribes The Eastern Belly Dance Indian Bayaderes Prostitution and Dance Chinese Flower–Girls Songs of the Devil Dionysus’ Flute Courtly Love and Lustful Instincts Don Juan and Music Beethoven’s “An die ferne Geliebte” Wagner’s Perfumed Eroticism Music and Early Experiences A Near Inability to Experience Pleasure The Magic of Playing Together The Instrument as a Partner The Round Dance “This Dancing Vice” by Anita Berber ¡El Tango me ha tocado! Rock, Pop and Sex Electronic Vibrations Finale Coda: In Praise of Silence Notes Index