Physics and music : essential connections and illuminating excursions /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tsuji, Kinko, author.
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 424 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Music -- Acoustics and physics. Music -- Acoustics and physics.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12613182

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Other authors / contributors:	Müller, Stefan C.
ISBN:	3030686760 9783030686765 3030686752 9783030686758 9783030686772 3030686779 9783030686789 3030686787
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 16, 2021).
Summary:	This book explores the fascinating and intimate relationship between music and physics. Over millennia, the playing of, and listening to music have stimulated creativity and curiosity in people all around the globe. Beginning with the basics, the authors first address the tonal systems of European-type music, comparing them with those of other, distant cultures. They analyze the physical principles of common musical instruments with emphasis on sound creation and particularly charisma. Modern research on the psychology of musical perception the field known as psychoacoustics is also described. The sound of orchestras in concert halls is discussed, and its psychoacoustic effects are explained. Finally, the authors touch upon the role of music for our mind and society. Throughout the book, interesting stories and anecdotes give insights into the musical activities of physicists and their interaction with composers and musicians.
Other form:	Print version: 3030686752 9783030686758
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-030-68676-5

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Notation and Tonal Systems
Intervals and Scales
Tunings - from Pythagoras to Equal Temperament
Comparison with Non-European Systems
Musical Instruments
Selected Instruments 1 - Aerophones
Selected Instruments 2 - Chordophones, Membranophones, Idiophones and Human Voice
Create Music
Play Together and Form an Orchestra
Physiology and Psychoacoustics
Room Acoustics
Music Analysis with Phase Portraits
What is Music Supposed to Do with our Mind and for Our Society?

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