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050 4 _aQC231 .P37 2009
082 0 _a781.2
100 1 _aParker, Barry.
245 1 0 _aGood Vibrations :
_bThe Physics of Music.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aBaltimore :
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c2009.
264 4 _c©2009.
300 _a1 online resource (285 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I: Sound and Sound Waves -- 1 Making Music: How Sound Is Made -- 2 The Sound of Music: Perception -- 3 Good Vibes: Waves in Motion -- II: The Building Blocks of Music -- 4 Making Music Beautiful: Complex Musical Tones -- 5 The Well-Tempered Scale -- 6 Down Melody Lane with Chords and Chord Sequences -- 7 "You've Gotta Have Rhythm": Rhythm and Types of Music -- III: Musical Instruments -- 8 Why a Piano Is Not a Harpsichord -- 9 The Stringed Instruments: Making Music with the Violin and the Guitar -- 10 The Brass Instruments: Trumpet and Trombone -- 11 The Woodwinds: Clarinet and Saxophone -- 12 The Most Versatile Instrument: The Singing Voice -- IV: New Technologies and Acoustics -- 13 Electronic Music -- 14 Making a MIDI Recording -- 15 The Acoustics of Concert Halls and Studios -- Epilogue -- Suggested Readings -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
520 _aPeppered throughout with anecdotes and examples illustrating key concepts, this invitingly written book provides a firm grounding in the actual and theoretical physics of music.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aVibration.
650 0 _aSound-waves.
650 0 _aSound.
650 0 _aWave-motion, Theory of.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aParker, Barry
_tGood Vibrations
_dBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,c2009
_z9780801892646
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3318437
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