John S. Rigden was an internationally renowned American physicist. His areas of expertise were molecular physics and the history of science.

• Partial table of contents: THE SOUND OF MUSIC. The Physics of Music. A PURE TONE--A CAPPELLA. The Origin of Musical Sound. The Transmission of Musical Sound. TWO PURE TONES TOGETHER. The Superposition of Vibrations. The Superposition of Waves. ARCHETYPAL INSTRUMENTS: THE TROMBA MARINA, THE FIFE, THE COACHHORN, AND THE DRUM. The Origin of Complex Tones: Strings, Tubes, and Membranes. THE WHOLE ORCHESTRA. The Instruments of Musical Sound. The Musical Environment. SOUND REPRODUCTION. Sound System Components. ELECTRONIC MUSIC. Synthesized and Digital Sound.

John S. Rigden was an internationally renowned American physicist. His areas of expertise were molecular physics and the history of science.

• Partial table of contents: THE SOUND OF MUSIC. The Physics of Music. A PURE TONE--A CAPPELLA. The Origin of Musical Sound. The Transmission of Musical Sound. TWO PURE TONES TOGETHER. The Superposition of Vibrations. The Superposition of Waves. ARCHETYPAL INSTRUMENTS: THE TROMBA MARINA, THE FIFE, THE COACHHORN, AND THE DRUM. The Origin of Complex Tones: Strings, Tubes, and Membranes. THE WHOLE ORCHESTRA. The Instruments of Musical Sound. The Musical Environment. SOUND REPRODUCTION. Sound System Components. ELECTRONIC MUSIC. Synthesized and Digital Sound.

John S. Rigden was an internationally renowned American physicist. His areas of expertise were molecular physics and the history of science.

• Partial table of contents: THE SOUND OF MUSIC. The Physics of Music. A PURE TONE--A CAPPELLA. The Origin of Musical Sound. The Transmission of Musical Sound. TWO PURE TONES TOGETHER. The Superposition of Vibrations. The Superposition of Waves. ARCHETYPAL INSTRUMENTS: THE TROMBA MARINA, THE FIFE, THE COACHHORN, AND THE DRUM. The Origin of Complex Tones: Strings, Tubes, and Membranes. THE WHOLE ORCHESTRA. The Instruments of Musical Sound. The Musical Environment. SOUND REPRODUCTION. Sound System Components. ELECTRONIC MUSIC. Synthesized and Digital Sound.