{"product_id":"introduction-to-the-physics-and-psychophysics-of-music-paperback","title":"Introduction to the Physics and Psychophysics of Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuan G. Roederer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Music, Physics, and Psychophysics: An Interdisciplinary Approach.- 1.1 The intervening physical systems 1 \/ 1.2 Characteristic attributes of musical sounds 3 \/ 1.3 The time element in music 5 \/ 1.4 Physics and psychophysics 7 \/ 1.5 What is music? 11.- 2 Sound Vibrations, Pure Tones, and the Perception of Pitch.- 2.1 Motion and vibration 13 \/ 2.2 Simple harmonic motion 17 \/ 2.3 Acoustical vibrations and pure tone sensations 18 \/ 2.4 Superposition of pure tones: first-order beats and the critical band 25 \/ 2.5 Other first-order effects: combination tones and aural harmonics 33 \/ 2.6 Second-order effects: beats of mistuned consonances 37 \/ 2.7 Fundamental tracking 40 \/ 2.8 Auditory coding in the peripheral nervous system 44 \/ 2.9 Periodicity pitch and the role of the central nervous system 50.- 3 Sound Waves, Acoustical Energy, and the Perception of Loudness.- 3.1 Elastic waves, force, energy, and power 61 \/ 3.2 Propagation speed, wavelength, and acoustical power 65 \/ 3.3 Superposition of waves; standing waves 74 \/ 3.4 Intensity, sound intensity level, and loudness 78 \/ 3.5 The loudness perception mechanism and related processes 89.- 4 Generation of Musical Sounds, Complex Tones, and the Perception of Tone Quality.- 4.1 Standing waves in a string 93 \/ 4.2 Generation of complex standing vibrations in string instruments 98 \/ 4.3 Sound vibration spectra and resonance 106 \/ 4.4 Standing longitudinal waves in an idealized air column 115 \/ 4.5 Generation of complex standing vibrations in wind instruments 119 \/ 4.6 Sound spectra of wind instrument tones 126 \/ 4.7 Trapping and absorption of sound waves in a closed environment 128 \/ 4.8 Perception of pitch and timbre of musical tones 133 \/ 4.9 Identification of musical sounds 138.- 5 Superposition and Successions of Complex Tones and the Perception of Music.- 5.1 Superposition of complex tones 143 \/ 5.2 The sensation of musical consonance and dissonance 146 \/ 5.3 Building musical scales 153 \/ 5.4 The standard scale and the standard of pitch 158 \/ 5.5 Why are there musical scales and why do we experience musical sensations? 161 \/ 5.6 Specialization of speech and music processing in the cerebral hemispheres 165.- Appendix I Some Quantitative Aspects of the Bowing Mechanism.- Appendix II Some Quantitative Aspects of Recent Central Pitch Processor Models.- Appendix III Some Remarks on Teaching Physics and Psychophysics of Music.- References.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779367305504,"sku":"9781461599838","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5fe84d357fa44867af28f56ef8365abc.webp?v=1780515991","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/introduction-to-the-physics-and-psychophysics-of-music-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}