Introduction to the Physics and Psychophysics of Music (Heidelberg Science Library)

Juan G. Roederer

ISBN 10: 0387900632 / ISBN 13: 9780387900636

Editore: Springer, 1973

Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0387900632I3N11

Riassunto:

This book deals with the physical systems and psychophysical pro­ cesses that intervene in what we broadly call "music. " We shall analyze what objective, physical properties of sound patterns are associated with what subjective, psychological sensations of music. We shall describe how these sound patterns are actually produced in musical instruments, how they propagate through the environment, and how they are detected by the ear and interpreted in the brain. We shall do all this by using the physicist's language and his method of thought and analysis-with­ out, however, using complicated mathematics (this, of course, will neces­ sarily impose serious limitations on our presentation). While no previous knowledge of physics is required, it is assumed, however, that the reader is familiar with music, in particular with musical notation, musical scales and intervals, that he has at least some basic ideas about musical instru­ and that he has experienced typical musical "sensations. " ments, Until about 25 years ago, little attention had been paid to the role of the brain, i. e. , the central nervous system, in the actual perception, identification, and evaluation of musical sounds. The highly "mechanicis­ tic" approach of 19th-century researchers, notably the great von Helm­ holz (1863) persisted weIl into the first half of this century.

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Titolo: Introduction to the Physics and ...
Casa editrice: Springer
Data di pubblicazione: 1973
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket