Physics of Musical Instruments

AvNeville H. Fletcher,Thomas D. Rossing

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

When we wrote the first edition of this book, we directed our presenta tion to the reader with a compelling interest in musical instruments who has "a reasonable grasp of physics and who is not frightened by a little mathematics."

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-12-01
Mått:155 x 235 x 41 mm
Vikt:1 224 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:756
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781441931207

Utforska kategorier

Musikinstrument inom Kultur
Klassisk mekanik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

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"Essentially everything you have ever wanted to know about the physics of musical instruments" PHYSICS TODAY "a rigor, graphical detail, and verbal description." AUDIO

Innehållsförteckning

Part I: Vibrating Systems. Free and Forced Vibrations of Simple Systems. Continuous Systems in One Dimension: Strings and Bars. Two-Dimensional Systems: Membranes, Plates, and Shells. Coupled Vibrating Systems. Nonlinear Systems.- Part II: Sound Waves. Sound Waves in Air. Sound Radiation. Pipes, Horns, and Cavities.- Part III: String Instruments. Guitars and Lutes. Bowed String Instruments. Harps, Harpsicords, Clavicords, and Dulcimers. The Piano.- Part IV: Wind Instruments. Sound generation by Reed and Lip Vibrations. Lip-driven Brass Instruments. Woodwind Reed Instruments. Flutes and Flue Organ Pipes. Pipe Organs.- Part V: Percussion Instruments. Drums. Mallet Percussion Instruments. Cymbals, Gongs, Plates, and Steel Drums. Bells.- Part VI: Materials. Materials for Musical Instruments.- Name Index.- Subject Index.