Science of Percussion Instruments (Series in Popular Science)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: January 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9789810241582
Subjects: Percussion instruments; Popular science; Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics); Science; Music Acoustics And Physics; Music; Acoustics & Sound; General; Musical Instruments - Percussion; Musical Instruments - General
Description: "Percussion instruments may be our oldest musical instruments, but only recently have they become the object of extensive scientific study. This book focuses on how percussion instruments vibrate and produce sound and how these sounds are perceived by listeners."--Jacket.