The Physics of Musical Instruments |
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 | This book requires knowledge of some advanced mathematics and not "little mathematics" as it modestly states in the back cover. If someone is in the "little mathematics" league, he/she could still follow it but some points could be missed like the explanation of "Nonlinear Systems". Other than that, no more criticism. It is exceptionally organized. First part goes on about "Vibrating Systems", like strings, plates, membranes, etc and the description of their behavior in mathematics. Second part goes on about "Sound waves", like waves in air, in pipes, horns, cavities, etc. The other parts deal with "String Instruments", "Wind Instruments", "Percussion Instruments". The last part talks about "Materials" for musical instruments. You will also find all the right names in the bibliography. It is a good starting point for the researcher and student. If you are a musicologist entering the mechanics of sound generation on the current traditional western instruments, the maths are rather ... read more.
Written by Neville H. Fletcher and Thomas D. Rossing.
Published 16 June 2008.
Published by Springer.
rrp £48.50.
756 pages Hardcover.
ISBN: 0387983740
ISBN-13: 9780387983745 | |
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