Clarinet Acoustics

Name: Clarinet Acoustics
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ISBN: 9780253325761

ISBN-10: 0253325765

ISBN-13: 9780253325761

Edition: 1998

Authors: O. Lee Gibson

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Professor Gibson begins this first complete study of the acoustical properties of the clarinet with a history of the instrument, a survey of the instruments of famous exponents and the characteristics of the national schools of manufacture.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 2/1/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 100
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface



Acoustical History of the Clarinet



Famous Clarinetists and Their Instruments



National Schools of Clarinet Manufacture



The Ear as an Analyzer of Musical Tones



Principles for the Acoustical Design of the Clarinet



Body Materials: Density and Weight, Finish, and Formants



Pitch Standards: The Century, the Country, and the Atmosphere



The Bore: Cylindrical Diameter, Effective Bore Size, and Modal Ratios



Bore Perturbations: Modal Ratios of Differently Sized Cylinders



Variations on a Reversed Cone: The Left-Hand Joint



Tone Holes and Fraising



Flare in the Lower Bore and the Bell



Clarinet Speaker Vents and the Third-Line B[subscript b]



The Clarinet Barrel



Mouthpieces: Contrasting French and German Designs



Alternative Mechanisms and Systems



Reeds and Ligatures


Appendixes



A Summary of Clarinet Acoustics



Tonal Formants in Clarinets



Mouthpieces: Beware of the Bore



Fine-tuning the Clarinet



Stability, Flexibility, and Response in Clarinets



Contemporary Standards for Modal Ratios in Clarinets


Bibliography


Index of Persons, Manufacturers, and Subjects