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Physics and the Sound of Music, 2nd Edition

ISBN: 978-0-471-87412-6
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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.

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