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* Generative Processes in Music: The Psychology of Performance, Improvisation, and Composition. Edited by John A. Sloboda. Oxford University Press (198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4314; 212-726-9039), 2001. 312 pp. Illustrations, music examples, appendix, index. Paperback, $34.95. Published this year for the first time in paperback, this book is a collection of short essays by leading figures in music psychology, each offering a look at their work on how music is generated. Whereas most writings about the psychology of music focus on the process of listening, this book's contributors examine the process of music making. Chapter titles include phrases such as "Does practice make perfect?" and "The developmental path of tonal thinking."