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Good vibrations : the physics of music / Barry Parker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parker, Barry R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vibration.
- Sound-waves.
- Sound.
- Wave-motion, Theory of.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 274 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Making music : how sound is made
- The sound of music : perception
- Good vibes : waves in motion
- Making music beautiful : complex musical tones
- The well-tempered scale
- Down melody lane with chords and chord sequences
- You've gotta have rhythm : rhythm and types of music
- Why a piano is not a harpsichord
- Making music with the violin and guitar : the stringed instruments
- The brass instruments : trumpet and trombone
- The woodwinds : clarinet and saxophone
- The most versatile instrument : the singing voice
- Electronic music
- Making a midi recording
- Acoustics of concert halls and studios
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780801892646
- 0801892643
- OCLC:
- 320194527
- Publisher Number:
- 99935936445
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