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Acoustics and the Performance of Music: Manual for Acousticians, Audio Engineers, Musicians, Architects and Musical Instrument Makers (Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing)
Jürgen Meyer
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Description for Acoustics and the Performance of Music: Manual for Acousticians, Audio Engineers, Musicians, Architects and Musical Instrument Makers (Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing)
Hardcover. This reference fully explores the particulars of the sounds made by all standard instruments in a modern orchestra as well as the human voice. It discusses how acoustics vary in different rooms and offers recommendations for adjustment. Series: Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing. Num Pages: 446 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: AVX; TTA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 792.
This classic reference on musical acoustics and performance practice begins with a brief introduction to the fundamentals of acoustics and the generation of musical sounds. It then discusses the particulars of the sounds made by all the standard instruments in a modern orchestra as well as the human voice, the way in which the sounds made by these instruments are dispersed and how the room into which they are projected affects the sounds.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing
Number of Pages
446
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387095165
SKU
V9780387095165
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Ref
99-15
About Jürgen Meyer
Honors: Helmholtz-Medal of the German Acoustical Society (DEGA) 2004 Medal of Honor of Verband Deutscher Tonmeister (VDT) 2004 Fellow of the ASA
Reviews for Acoustics and the Performance of Music: Manual for Acousticians, Audio Engineers, Musicians, Architects and Musical Instrument Makers (Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing)
From the reviews of the fifth edition: “The present book is a translation of the fifth German edition published in 2004. The translator, Uwe Hansen, deserves praise for the quality of his writing in the English language. … Given the material in this text, orchestral musicians and conductors can … appreciate how to use any given acoustical space most ... Read more