Physics and the Sound of Music

Name: Physics and the Sound of Music
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ISBN: 9780471874126

ISBN-10: 0471874124

ISBN-13: 9780471874126

Edition: 2nd 1985 (Revised)

Authors: John S. Rigden

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A clearly written and organized text on the production, propagation, and perception of the sound we call music. Organized into six major parts (each with three chapters) treating the sources of sound and production of musical sound; the propagation of sound and those environmental features that have an immediate influence on the sound that is propagated; and the perceptual aspects of the musical sound. The second edition includes new material on the human voice as a musical instrument, digital recording, and the use of the computer in composing music.

Book details

List price: $241.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/16/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 7.72" wide x 9.63" long x 0.93" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English

John Rigden is Adjunct Professor of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis.



Partial table of contents


The Sound of Music


The Physics of Music


A Pure Tone--A Cappella


The Origin of Musical Sound


The Transmission of Musical Sound


Two Pure Tones Together


The Superposition of Vibrations


The Superposition of Waves


Archetypal Instruments: The Tromba Marina, The Fife, The Coach Horn, And the Drum


The Origin of Complex Tones: Strings, Tubes, and Membranes


The Whole Orchestra


The Instruments of Musical Sound


The Musical Environment


Sound Reproduction


Sound System Components


Electronic Music


Synthesized and Digital Sound