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The Acoustical Foundations of Music

Door John Backus

Categorie
Algemeen Muziek
Boeknummer
#412885-XX6
Titel
The Acoustical Foundations of Music
Auteur
Backus, John
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Jaar van uitgave
1977
ISBN10
0393090965
ISBN13
9780393090963
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, tables/figures, 8vo.
Samenvatting
Explores music's scientific principles, the physiological properties of sound, how the ear perceives music, the effect of the acoustic environment, how instruments produce their sounds, and new computer applications in music.
Although the science of acoustics is fundamental to the art of music, relatively few musicians understand the scientific properties of musical sound.
The original purpose of Professor Backus's book was to collect and organize the scattered results of research, past and present, in the areas of scientific knowledge that are relevant to music: the physiological properties of sounds; the effect of acoustical environment; the acoustical behavior of musical instruments; and the various applications of electronics and computers to the production, reproduction, and composi
... (Lees verder)tion of music. The aims and organization of the second edition remain the same; the results are more complete and up-to-date.
Pagina's
368
Conditie
Redelijk — Underlinings and annotations with pencil; bottom edge dust jacket slightly damaged.
Prijs
€ 10,00

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