This book is concerned with the scientific aspects of musical sounds. It presents basic acoustics, auditory theory, and sound generation from both a theoretical and a practical view. Room acoustics, sound analysis, recording and reproduction, and sound synthesis as well as cognition are examined from the perspective of music.
Key Features
* The work is thoroughly grounded in music, rather than physics
* Provides an up-to-date presentation of auditory theory as it relates to music
* Presents a readable account of the scientific aspects of musical sounds

Although there are numerous books dealing with the science and acoustics of speech, there are relatively few that deal with the singing voice as distinct from the speaking voice. Now, Johan Sundberg's "The Science of the Singing Voice"--illustrated with over a hundred instructive and significant diagrams and drawings--thoroughly describes the structure and functions of the vocal organs in singing, from the aerodynamics of respiration through the dynamics of articulation.