Principles of musical acoustics William M. Hartmann

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartmann, William M., author.

Series:

Undergraduate lecture notes in physics

Undergraduate lecture notes in physics 2192-4791

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Acoustics and physics.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY Springer 2013

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Principles of Musical Acoustics focuses on the basic principles in the science and technology of music. Musical examples and specific musical instruments demonstrate the principles. The book begins with a study of vibrations and waves, in that order. These topics constitute the basic physical properties of sound, one of two pillars supporting the science of musical acoustics. The second pillar is the human element, the physiological and psychological aspects of acoustical science. The perceptual topics include loudness, pitch, tone color, and localization of sound. With these two pillars in place, it is possible to go in a variety of directions. The book treats in turn, the topics of room acoustics, audio both analog and digital, broadcasting, and speech. It ends with chapters on the traditional musical instruments, organized by family. The mathematical level of this book assumes that the reader is familiar with elementary algebra. Trigonometric functions, logarithms and powers also appear in the book, but computational techniques are included as these concepts are introduced, and there is further technical help in appendices

Contents:

Sound, Music, and Science Vibrations 1 Vibrations 2 Instrumentation Sound Waves Wave Properties Standing Waves Standing Waves in Pipes Fourier Analysis and Synthesis Sound Intensity The Auditory System Loudness Perception Pitch Localization of Sound Sound Environments Audio Transducers Distortion and Noise Audio Systems Loudspeakers Digital Audio Broadcasting Speech Brass Musical Instruments Woodwind Instruments String Instruments Percussion Instruments Electronic Music

Notes:

Includes index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 20, 2013)

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781461467861

1461467861

1461467853

9781461467854

OCLC:

856906390

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