Sound : a very short introduction / Mike Goldsmith.
Sound is integral to how we experience the world, in the form of noise as well as music. But what is sound? What is the physical basis of pitch and harmony? And how are sound waves exploited in musical instruments? In this book Mike Goldsmith looks at the science of sound and explores sound in diffe...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Very short introductions ;
451. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Contributor biographical information Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| Summary: | Sound is integral to how we experience the world, in the form of noise as well as music. But what is sound? What is the physical basis of pitch and harmony? And how are sound waves exploited in musical instruments? In this book Mike Goldsmith looks at the science of sound and explores sound in different contexts, covering the audible and inaudible, sound underground and underwater, acoustic and electric, and hearing in humans and animals. He also considers the problem of sound out of place - noise and its reduction.-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 140 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191785601 9780191785603 |