Music, Physics and Engineering (Dover Books on Music: Acoustics) - Softcover

Olson, Harry F.

 
9780486217697: Music, Physics and Engineering (Dover Books on Music: Acoustics)

Synopsis

This extraordinarily comprehensive text, requiring no special background in physics, math or music, discusses the nature of sound waves, musical instruments, musical notation, acoustic materials, elements of sound reproduction systems ― from the telephone to stereo sound systems ― and electronic music. "Very thorough, and full of well-presented facts." ― Musical Times. Includes 376 figures.

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Synopsis

Studies the methods, instruments, and processes involved in the creation, reception and duplication of sound.

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