Acoustics and the Performance of Music
| Author | : Jürgen Meyer |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 447 |
| Release | : 2009-10-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780387095172 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0387095179 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (179 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Acoustics and the Performance of Music by : Jürgen Meyer
Download or read book Acoustics and the Performance of Music written by Jürgen Meyer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-10-10 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic reference on musical acoustics and performance practice begins with a brief introduction to the fundamentals of acoustics and the generation of musical sounds. It then discusses the particulars of the sounds made by all the standard instruments in a modern orchestra as well as the human voice, the way in which the sounds made by these instruments are dispersed and how the room into which they are projected affects the sounds.
