The Science of Musical Sound
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The Science of Musical Sound is a book by engineer and acoustics researcher John R. Pierce that explains the physical and perceptual principles underlying how music and sound are produced, transmitted, and heard.
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book
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| author |
John R. Pierce
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| covers |
Fourier analysis of sound
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electronic sound synthesis → harmonic series → loudness → musical instruments → musical scales → musical tuning systems → pitch perception → timbre → |
| educationalUse |
introductory text on musical acoustics
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| explains |
how musical tones are produced
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how sound is heard → how sound is transmitted → perceptual principles of sound → physical principles of sound → |
| field |
music acoustics
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physics of sound → |
| genre |
acoustics book
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nonfiction → science book → |
| hasContributor |
John R. Pierce
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hardcover
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paperback → |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of music → students of physics → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
acoustics
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music → psychoacoustics → |
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print
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| notableFor |
accessible explanation of acoustics
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integration of physics and music theory → |
| occupation |
acoustics researcher
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author → engineer → |
| publicationCentury |
20th century
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| publisher |
Scientific American Books
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W. H. Freeman and Company → |
| relatedWork |
The Physics of Music
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John R. Pierce
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