Physics and Psychophysics of Music An Introduction

Name: Physics and Psychophysics of Music An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780387943664

ISBN-10: 0387943668

ISBN-13: 9780387943664

Edition: 3rd 1995 (Revised)

Authors: Juan G. Roederer

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This book, a classic in its field, deals with the physical systems and physiological processes that intervene in music. It analyzes what objective, physical properties of sound are associated with what subjective psychological sensations of music, and it describes how these sound patterns are actually generated in musical instruments, how they propagate through the environment, and how they are detected by the ear and interpreted in the brain. Using the precise language of science, but without complicated mathematics, the author weaves a close mesh of the physics, psychophysics and physiology relevant to music. A prior knowledge of physics, mathematics, physiology or psychology is not…

Book details

List price: $69.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Springer
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 236
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface to the Third Edition



Music, Physics, Psychophysics, and Neuropsychology: An Interdisciplinary Approach



Sound Vibrations, Pure Tones, and the Perception of Pitch



Sound Waves, Acoustical Energy, and the Perception of Loudness



Generation of Musical Sounds, Complex Tones, and the Perception of Timbre



Superposition and Successions of Complex Tones and the Perception of Music


Appendix I: Some Quantitative Aspects of the Bowing Mechanism


Appendix II: Some Quantitative Aspects of Central Pitch Processor Models


Appendix III: Some Remarks on Teaching Physics and Psychophysics of Music


References


Index