Ebook: Musical Sound: An Introduction to the Physics of Music

This text has been out of print since 1990; it was originally published by Solomon Press in 1987. Several experts in the field have verified that the information in the book remains constant; nothing has, or will, change in the basic science of musical sound. It explains the science of musical sound without the encumbrance of detailed mathematics. It will appeal to music lovers as well as students of music and students of physics. It can easily be promoted with our physics program.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Why and How—An Explanation for the Reader....Pages 1-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Prologue....Pages 7-8
About Motion....Pages 9-22
Periodic Motion: Vibration and Oscillation....Pages 23-41
Waves....Pages 43-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Propagation of Sound Waves....Pages 67-87
Perception of Sound....Pages 89-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Musical Sound....Pages 107-114
Pitch and Musical Scales....Pages 115-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Musical Instruments....Pages 129-143
Wind Instruments....Pages 145-163
String Instruments....Pages 165-185
Percussion Instruments....Pages 187-196
The Human Voice....Pages 197-208
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
The Environment for Listening....Pages 211-235
The Transmission and Storage of Sound....Pages 237-257
Epilogue....Pages 259-260
Back Matter....Pages 259-316

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Why and How—An Explanation for the Reader....Pages 1-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Prologue....Pages 7-8
About Motion....Pages 9-22
Periodic Motion: Vibration and Oscillation....Pages 23-41
Waves....Pages 43-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Propagation of Sound Waves....Pages 67-87
Perception of Sound....Pages 89-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Musical Sound....Pages 107-114
Pitch and Musical Scales....Pages 115-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Musical Instruments....Pages 129-143
Wind Instruments....Pages 145-163
String Instruments....Pages 165-185
Percussion Instruments....Pages 187-196
The Human Voice....Pages 197-208
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
The Environment for Listening....Pages 211-235
The Transmission and Storage of Sound....Pages 237-257
Epilogue....Pages 259-260
Back Matter....Pages 259-316
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