Physics and music
Subtitle: the science of musical sound
By: Harvey  E. White, Donald H. White
Contributors: White, Donald H.
Series: Dover books on physics; Dover books on physics
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780486779348
Subjects: Sound; Musical instruments; Music; Acoustics and physics; Recording and reproducing; Architectural acoustics; Construction
Other titles: Science of musical sound
Description: This foundational text is written for students who want to go beyond the perceptual stage of music to learn how musical sound is created and perceived. It includes over 300 diagrams, photographs, and tables. Each chapter concludes with questions, problems, and projects, in addition to references for further study.--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Reprint. Previously published: Philadelphia : Saunders College/Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1980.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-417) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1, The nature of sound. The art and science of music ; Vibrating systems ; Transverse waves ; Longitudinal waves ; Sound transmission ; Resonance, beats, and the Doppler effect ; Diffraction and interference; title: Part 2, Hearing and harmony. Harmonics and wave combinations ; Sound intensity and hearing ; Perception of loudness ; Vibrating strings ; Vibrating air columns ; Vibrating bars, plates, and membranes ; Musical intervals and scales ; Combination tones and aural harmonics; title: Part 3, Musical instruments. Stringed instrument design ; Stringed instruments ; Wind instruments ; Brasses and the human voice ; Percussion instruments; title: Part 4, Electronic sound systems. High-fidelity sound reproduction ; Transducers ; Sound recording and transmission ; Electronic music ; Stereophonic sound; title: Part 5, Acoustical architecture. Reflection, absorption, and reverberation ; Acoustical parameters ; Architectural design; title: Appendix I. Basic physical principles; title: Appendix II. Logarithms and powers of ten; title: Appendix III. Absorption and coefficients.