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Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music
Barry Parker
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Description for Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music
Hardback. Peppered throughout with anecdotes and examples illustrating key concepts, this invitingly written book provides a firm grounding in the actual and theoretical physics of music. Num Pages: 288 pages, 167, 11 black & white halftones, 156 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVA; PHDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
Why does a harpsichord sound different from a piano? For that matter, why does middle C on a piano differ from middle C on a tuning fork, a trombone, or a flute? Good Vibrations explains in clear, friendly language the out-of-sight physics responsible not only for these differences but also for the whole range of noises we call music. The physical properties and history of sound are fascinating to study. Barry Parker's tour of the physics of music details the science of how instruments, the acoustics of rooms, electronics, and humans create and alter the varied sounds we ... Read more
Why does a harpsichord sound different from a piano? For that matter, why does middle C on a piano differ from middle C on a tuning fork, a trombone, or a flute? Good Vibrations explains in clear, friendly language the out-of-sight physics responsible not only for these differences but also for the whole range of noises we call music. The physical properties and history of sound are fascinating to study. Barry Parker's tour of the physics of music details the science of how instruments, the acoustics of rooms, electronics, and humans create and alter the varied sounds we ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801892646
SKU
V9780801892646
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99-50
About Barry Parker
Barry Parker is a professor emeritus of physics at Idaho State University and the author of The Isaac Newton School of Driving and Death Rays, Jet Packs, Stunts, and Supercars, both published by Johns Hopkins.
Reviews for Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music
Good Vibrations deals, in a nontechnical manner, with the very interesting subject of the physics of music. Choice 2010 Good Vibrations provides many interesting facts and connections between physics and music for the general reader.
David Dolak Physics Today 2010 It is seriously easy to understand... It is clear that Parker loves having been born into a world that ... Read more
David Dolak Physics Today 2010 It is seriously easy to understand... It is clear that Parker loves having been born into a world that ... Read more