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The Physics and Psychophysics of Music - An Introduction (Paperback, 4th ed. 2009)
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The Physics and Psychophysics of Music - An Introduction (Paperback, 4th ed. 2009)
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This introductory text deals with the physical systems and
biological processes that intervene in what we broadly call "music.
" We shall analyze what obj- tive, physical properties of sound
patterns are associated with what subjective, psychological
sensations of music. We shall describe how these sound patterns are
actually produced in musical instruments, how they propagate
through the environment, and how they are detected by the ear and
interpreted in the brain. We shall do all this by using the
physicist's language and his method of thought and
analysis-without, however, using complicated mathematics. Although
no previous knowledge of physics, physiology, and neurobiology is
required, it is
assumedthatthereaderpossesseshigh-schooleducationandisfamiliarwithbasic
aspects of music, in particular with musical notation, scales and
intervals, musical instruments and typical musical "sensations. "
Books are readily available on the fundamentals of physics of music
(e. g. , Benade, 1990; Pierce, 1983; Fletcher and Rossing, 1998;
Johnston, 2003) and psychoacoustics, music psychology and
perception (e. g. , Plomp, 1976; Deutsch, 1982a; Zatorre and
Peretz, 2001; Hartmann, 2005). An excellent text on musical
acoustics is that of Sundberg (1991), still most useful 17 years
later; comp- hensive discussions of recent researches on pitch
perception and related au- tory mechanisms can be found in Plack et
al. (2005). The purpose of the present volume is not to duplicate
but to synthesize and complement existing literature.
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