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The Physics of Musical Instruments
Fletcher, Neville H., Rossing, Thomas D.
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Description for The Physics of Musical Instruments
Hardcover. By understanding the physical basis of how instruments are used to make music, one hopes ultimately to be able to give physical criteria to distinguish a fine instrument from a mediocre one. This title discusses most of the traditional instruments in use in Western music. Num Pages: 776 pages, 485 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AVR; PHDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1220.
When we wrote the first edition of this book, we directed our presenta tion to the reader with a compelling interest in musical instruments who has "a reasonable grasp of physics and who is not frightened by a little mathematics." We are delighted to find how many such people there are. The opportunity afforded by the preparation of this second edition has allowed us to bring our discussion up to date by including those new insights that have arisen from the work of many dedicated researchers over the past decade. We have also taken the opportunity to revise our presentation ... Read more
When we wrote the first edition of this book, we directed our presenta tion to the reader with a compelling interest in musical instruments who has "a reasonable grasp of physics and who is not frightened by a little mathematics." We are delighted to find how many such people there are. The opportunity afforded by the preparation of this second edition has allowed us to bring our discussion up to date by including those new insights that have arisen from the work of many dedicated researchers over the past decade. We have also taken the opportunity to revise our presentation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
756
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387983745
SKU
V9780387983745
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99-15
Reviews for The Physics of Musical Instruments
"Essentially everything you have ever wanted to know about the physics of musical instruments" PHYSICS TODAY "a rigor, graphical detail, and verbal description." AUDIO