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Sir James Jeans has used his remarkable gifts of exposition to set out all that is relevant in the science of acoustics to the art of music. He offers a simple but precise account (illustrated with well-chosen photographs and diagrams) of the anatomical origin and workings of the human ear; the nature of sound vibrations; simple tones and complex sounds; the principles and operation of musical instruments; harmony and the musical scale; the effects of music on men a… More >>
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#1 by Anonymous on April 6, 2010 - 9:22 am
An especially well-written and entertaining introduction to musical acoustics. I keep a copy among my musical reference books.
Also recommended: PENTATONIC SCALES FOR THE JAZZ-ROCK KEYBOARDIST by Jeff Burns.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Ad Rosam Per Crucum on April 6, 2010 - 10:45 am
If your into mysticism, metaphysics, and related subjects, and are tired of throwing around words who’s meaning you still don’t really understand, such as “resonance” “harmony” “harmonics”, “scale”, “vibration”, “tone” and et all, this book will make it all come to life for you. Not the authors intention to encourage such thinking at all, deep and profound metaphysical principles are nonetheless on every single page for those with the ears to hear. New Age groupies: Learn the definition of the words you use first, and you will be all the better for it.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Erol Esen on April 6, 2010 - 11:18 am
There are numerous books on music theory and the science of sound, but what this book brings to the table is leaving mathematical treatment of the subject to geometry, and only geometry. Its presentation of simple harmonic motion, and then the superposition of multiple harmonic motions using circles and simple lines with geometric truths provides explanations that resonate with intuition.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on April 6, 2010 - 1:30 pm
SCIENCE AND MUSIC is great, but I should like to direct those readers interested in an in-depth more recent study to THE PHYSICS AND PSYCHOPHYSICS OF MUSIC by Juan Roederer.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by MATTHEW SWIFT on April 6, 2010 - 1:38 pm
This book presents its material in an engaging and clear way, very interesting, but you must ignore certain outdated assertions in the introduction.
It’s a solid general reference on the physics of sound (music in particular) from instrument through air to the ear. It predates cognitive science, it doesn’t address that.
Rating: 4 / 5