Principles of Musical Acoustics

• Main Author: Hartmann, William M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Neurobiology.; Acoustics.; Acoustics in engineering.; Engineering Acoustics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6786-1

Principles of Musical Acoustics focuses on the basic principles in the science and technology of music. Musical examples and specific musical instruments demonstrate the principles. The book begins with a study of vibrations and waves, in that order. These topics constitute the basic physical proper...

Table of Contents:

• Sound, Music, and Science
• Vibrations 1
• Vibrations 2
• Instrumentation
• Sound Waves
• Wave Properties
• Standing Waves
• Standing Waves in Pipes
• Fourier Analysis and Synthesis
• Sound Intensity
• The Auditory System
• Loudness Perception
• Pitch
• Localization of Sound
• Sound Environments
• Audio Transducers
• Distortion and Noise
• Audio Systems
• Loudspeakers
• Digital Audio
• Broadcasting
• Speech
• Brass Musical Instruments
• Woodwind Instruments
• String Instruments
• Percussion Instruments
• Electronic Music.