Physics and music : the science of musical sound /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	White, Harvey Elliott, 1902-1988 (Author), White, Donald H. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2014.
Series:	Dover books on physics.
Subjects:	Music > Acoustics and physics. Musical instruments > Construction. Sound > Recording and reproducing. Architectural acoustics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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
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
Musical instruments. Stringed instrument design ; Stringed instruments ; Wind instruments ; Brasses and the human voice ; Percussion instruments
Electronic sound systems. High-fidelity sound reproduction ; Transducers ; Sound recording and transmission ; Electronic music ; Stereophonic sound
Acoustical architecture. Reflection, absorption, and reverberation ; Acoustical parameters ; Architectural design
Appendix I. Basic physical principles
Appendix II. Logarithms and powers of ten
Appendix III. Absorption and coefficients.