Textbook
Physics and the Sound of Music, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-471-87412-6
Hardcover
368 pages
January 1991, ©1985
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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 COACHHORN, 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.
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 COACHHORN, 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.