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Full Description
This book explores the fascinating and intimate relationship between music and physics. Over millennia, the playing of, and listening to music have stimulated creativity and curiosity in people all around the globe. Beginning with the basics, the authors first address the tonal systems of European-type music, comparing them with those of other, distant cultures. They analyze the physical principles of common musical instruments with emphasis on sound creation and particularly charisma. Modern research on the psychology of musical perception - the field known as psychoacoustics - is also described. The sound of orchestras in concert halls is discussed, and its psychoacoustic effects are explained. Finally, the authors touch upon the role of music for our mind and society. Throughout the book, interesting stories and anecdotes give insights into the musical activities of physicists and their interaction with composers and musicians.
Contents
Introduction.- Notation and Tonal Systems.- Intervals and Scales.- Tunings - from Pythagoras to Equal Temperament.- Comparison with Non-European Systems.- Musical Instruments.- Selected Instruments 1 - Aerophones.- Selected Instruments 2 - Chordophones, Membranophones, Idiophones and Human Voice.- Create Music.- Play Together and Form an Orchestra.- Physiology and Psychoacoustics.- Room Acoustics.- Music Analysis with Phase Portraits.- What is Music Supposed to Do with our Mind and for Our Society?
