Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017: Mood Music - Majesty to Melancholy

As part of the Guest Selector: David Mitchell's series of events at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival, The Open University is sponsoring an event called Mood Music: Majesty to Melancholy in which David explores emotional responses with two of Scotland's most revered musicians.

Why is E minor sad? Why is uplifting music, uplifting?  How come music even 'works'?

Two of Scotland's most revered musicians explore emotional responses to music with novelist David Mitchell.  Sally Beamish is a celebrated composer whose work draws on traditional Scottish music as well as jazz, while Evelyn Glennie is the first person in history to sustain a full-time career as a solo classical percussionist.  Join them in this event which combines discussion and performance.

This event is now sold out.

There is a range of free online learning about creative writing and music on the Open University's free learning site OpenLearn.