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- catalog abstract "Explores music's scientific principles, the physiological properties of sound, how the ear perceives music, the effect of the acoustic environment, how instruments produce their sounds, and new computer applications in music.".
- catalog contributor b992445.
- catalog created "c1977.".
- catalog date "1977".
- catalog date "c1977.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1977.".
- catalog description "Explores music's scientific principles, the physiological properties of sound, how the ear perceives music, the effect of the acoustic environment, how instruments produce their sounds, and new computer applications in music.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Part 1 : The physical and acoustical background. The fundamental physical quantities ; Simple vibrating systems ; Waves and wave propagation ; Complex vibrations and resonance -- Part 2 : The reception of musical sounds. The ear : intensity and loudness levels ; Tone quality ; Frequency and pitch ; Intervals, scales, tuning, and temperament -- Part 3 : The environment of music. Auditorium and room acoustics -- Part 4 : The production of musical sounds : musical instruments. The string instruments ; The woodwind instruments, and others ; The brass instruments ; The piano, and others ; The percussion instruments ; The electronic production of sound -- Appendix : Powers of ten and simple logarithms.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 368 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0393090965 :".
- catalog issued "1977".
- catalog issued "c1977.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Norton,".
- catalog subject "781/.1".
- catalog subject "ML3805.B245 A3 1977".
- catalog subject "Music Acoustics and physics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part 1 : The physical and acoustical background. The fundamental physical quantities ; Simple vibrating systems ; Waves and wave propagation ; Complex vibrations and resonance -- Part 2 : The reception of musical sounds. The ear : intensity and loudness levels ; Tone quality ; Frequency and pitch ; Intervals, scales, tuning, and temperament -- Part 3 : The environment of music. Auditorium and room acoustics -- Part 4 : The production of musical sounds : musical instruments. The string instruments ; The woodwind instruments, and others ; The brass instruments ; The piano, and others ; The percussion instruments ; The electronic production of sound -- Appendix : Powers of ten and simple logarithms.".
- catalog title "The acoustical foundations of music / John Backus.".
- catalog type "text".