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The Acoustical Foundations of Music by John Backus is a book available to read on EtoBox.

Pt. 1. The Physical And Acoustical Background: The Fundamental Physical Quantities -- Simple Vibrating Systems -- Waves And Wave Propagation -- Complex Vibrations And Resonance -- Pt. 2. The Reception Of Musical Sounds: The Ear: Intensity And Loudness Levels -- Tone Quality -- Frequency And Pitch -- Intervals, Scales, Tuning, And Temperament -- Pt. 3. The Environment Of Music: Auditorium And Room Acoustics -- Pt. 4. The Production Of Musical Sounds: Musical Instruments: The String Instruments -- The Woodwind Instruments, And Others -- The Brass Instruments -- The Piano -- The Percussion Instruments -- The Electronic Production Of Sound -- Appendix: Powers Of Ten And Simple Logarithms. Bibliography: P. [294]-304.

Author

John Backus

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

1969

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393098341

Subjects

Music, Arts