Good vibrations
Subtitle: the physics of music
By: Barry Parker.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780801892646
Subjects: Vibration; Sound-waves; Sound; Wave-motion, Theory of; Music -- Acoustics and physics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Making music : how sound is made; title: The sound of music : perception; title: Good vibes : waves in motion; title: Making music beautiful : complex musical tones; title: The well-tempered scale; title: Down melody lane with chords and chord sequences; title: You've gotta have rhythm : rhythm and types of music; title: Why a piano is not a harpsichord; title: Making music with the violin and guitar : the stringed instruments; title: The brass instruments : trumpet and trombone; title: The woodwinds : clarinet and saxophone; title: The most versatile instrument : the singing voice; title: Electronic music; title: Making a midi recording; title: Acoustics of concert halls and studios; title: Epilogue.