Musical AcousticsDesigned for an introductory, nontechnical college course, this book requires no background in either science or music. Hall's text helps readers use simple physical and mathematical concepts as tools for understanding how music works and, at the same time, to use their interests in music to motivate the study, appreciation, and understanding of the underlying principles of physics. Hall effectively draws on his training as a scientist and a professional musician to help students develop an appreciation for physical processes without neglecting the psychological and esthetic aspects of musical acoustics. |
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Contents
THE NATURE OF SOUND | 1 |
WAVES AND VIBRATIONS | 17 |
SOURCES OF SOUND | 38 |
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acoustics amplitude approximately basilar membrane bass beats Benade called Chapter chord chromatic scale clarinet combined complex components corresponding critical band curve diameter diatonic scale direction edgetone effect electrical electronic energy equal temperament example fifth flute force formant frequency ratio fundamental graph guitar harmonic series hear higher hole instruments intensity interval JASA length listener loudness loudspeaker magnetic major thirds mass means measure meter microphone mode frequencies motion move musical acoustics natural modes notes oboe octave oscillation pattern pendulum perception percussion instruments physical piano pipe pitch play pressure produce quency radiation range recipe reed reflections resonance reverberation scale Section semitone shown in Figure signal sine waves sound level sound wave speaker spectra spectrum speed standing waves steady string timbre tion tone holes trumpet tube valve vibration violin vocal tract voltage vowel waveform wavelength woodwinds
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| Title | Musical Acoustics Physics Series |
| Author | Donald E. Hall |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0534132480, 9780534132484 |
| Length | 475 pages |
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