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Spectral analysis of musical sounds with emphasis on the piano / David M. Koenig ; with comments by Delwin D. Fandrich.
Author
Koenig, David M.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/Created
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
©2015
Description
xv, 378 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
Availability
Available Online
Oxford Scholarship - Oxford University Press: Physics
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Lewis Library - Stacks
ML707 .K64 2015
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Mendel Music Library - Stacks
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Subject(s)
Music
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Acoustics and physics
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Piano music
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20th century
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History and criticism
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Spectrum analysis
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Sound-waves
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Scattering
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Summary note
This book addresses the analysis of musical sounds from the viewpoint of someone at the intersection among physicists, engineers, piano technicians, and musicians.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
An introduction to some elementary waves
The basic tools of spectral analysis
Analysis of several common musical sounds
Harmonics in musical sounds
The vibrating string
The vibrating bar
The vibrating membrane
The vibrating plate
An introduction to pianos
Some individual piano notes and their interactions
The missing fundamental
Octave stretching, inharmonicity, and the Railsback Curve
Beating, unisons, and tuning
Two-dimensional graphical metrics
Three-dimensional graphical metrics
An investigation into hammer knock and key striking
Evaluation of a Wapin bridge conversion
Similarities between pianos and repeatability of data-gathering methods
Two metrics applied to other instruments
Use of the metrics in production and development
Defining and understanding piano tone.
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ISBN
9780198722908 ((hardback))
0198722907 ((hardback))
LCCN
2014942361
OCLC
897574430
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