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Measured Tones : The Interplay of Physics and Music by JOHNSTON (1989, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-100852742363
ISBN-139780852742365
eBay Product ID (ePID)342283
Product Key Features
Number of Pages408 Pages
Publication NameMeasured Tones : the Interplay of Physics and Music
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1989
SubjectPhysics / General, Acoustics & Sound
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience
AuthorJohnston
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight24.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN89-015289
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal781.2
Table Of ContentWhy these and not others? Length of strings. Harmonious intervals. Pythagoras, pentatonic and pythagorean scales. Ptolemy. Boethius. Music and scientific method: Medieval music. Josquin. Copernicus. Kepler. Galileo. Vibrations. Pendulums and strings. Consonance. Measurement of frequency. Standards of pitch. Interlude - Brass instruments. The harmonies of a mechanical universe: Mechanical forces. Energy. Oscillation theory. Mersenne's laws. Baroque music. Instruments. Equal temperament. Interlude - The piano. Overtones of enlightenment: Newton and the Age of Reason. Visualization of oscillations. Overtones. Harmonic analysis and synthesis. Rameau and harmony. End of the Enlightenment. Interlude - The violin. Over the waves: Wave theory. Speed of sound. Wave properties: reflection, absorption, diffraction. Huygens and Young. Standing waves. Interlude - Acoustics in architecture. The romance of electricity: The Romantic movement. Study of electricity, Faraday. Acoustics. Energy coupling and acoustic impedance. Mismatch theorem. Standing waves in air columns. Interlude - Woodwind instruments. Summertime in Heidelberg: Wagner and Helmholtz. Theory of resonance. Working of the ear. Pitch recognition and discrimination. Psycho-acoustics. Theory of consonance. Interlude - Percussion. A brave new world: Communication devices: microphones, gramophones, valves, transistors. Effect on music. Modern sound engineering: frequency response, transients. Technology. Interlude - Electronic instruments. I think, therefore I am: Theory of communication. Information. Computers. Computer composition. Interlude - Sublimest of instruments, the voice. Epilogue. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.
SynopsisIan Johnston is a physicist interested in music and with a belief that the two fields have much to offer one another. The purpose of this book is to show that, by linking the two subjects, enjoyment of music can be increased and so can the understanding of physics. Anyone with an interest in music will find that an appreciation of the physics will add to their enjoyment: general science readers, practicing scientists with an interest in music, musicians and music students; undergraduate students of music taking option courses in physics of music and those taking extra mural or adult education courses in music.
LC Classification NumberML3805.J63 1986
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