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Sarah Todd

Sarah Todd is a writer based in Brooklyn

Nonfiction: Play On

By Sarah Todd

What is music for? If most pleasurable activities have an evolutionary basis, then the joy we find in both violin concertos and Kelly Clarkson anthems must be rooted in a practical purpose.

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