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Author Meyer, Jürgen, 1933-

Title Acoustics and the performance of music : manual for acousticians, audio engineers, musicians, architects and musical instruments makers / Jürgen Meyer
Edition 5th ed
Published New York : Springer, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (438 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), music
Series Modern acoustics and signal processing
Modern acoustics and signal processing.
Contents Introduction to acoustics -- Structural of musical sound -- Tonal characteristics of musical instruments -- Foundations of room acoustics -- Acoustical properties of old and new performance spaces -- Seating arrangement in the concert hall -- Acoustic considerations for instrumentation and playing technique -- Acoustical problems in the opera house -- Table for angular dependence of the statistical directivity factor
Summary Connects scientific understandings of acoustics with practical applications to musical performance. Of central importance are the tonal characteristics of musical instruments and the singing voice including detailed representations of directional characteristics. Furthermore, room acoustical concerns related to concert halls and opera houses are considered. Based on this, suggestions are made for musical performance. Included are seating arrangements within the orchestra and adaptation of performance techniques to the performance environment. This presentation dispenses with complicated mathematical connections and aims for conceptual explanations accessible to musicians, particularly for conductors. The graphical representations of the directional dependence of sound radiation by musical instruments and the singing voice are unique. This German edition has become a standard reference work for audio engineers and scientists
Notes "Originally published in German: Bergkirchen by PPV Medien, Edition Bochinsky."
Translation of the latest fifth edition of Akustik und musikalische Aufführungspraxis, originally published in German by PPVMedien GmbH, Edition Bochinsky, Bergkirchen
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-425) and index
Notes English
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Subject Music -- Acoustics and physics.
Acoustical engineering.
Conducting.
Music -- Performance.
Theaters -- Acoustic properties
Physics.
Physics
physics.
Conducting.
Music -- Performance.
Theaters -- Acoustic properties.
Music -- Acoustics and physics.
Acoustical engineering.
Physique.
Acoustical engineering
Conducting
Music -- Acoustics and physics
Music -- Performance
Physics
Form Electronic book
Author Hansen, Uwe
ISBN 9780387095172
0387095179
1299335713
9781299335714
128251038X
9781282510388
9786612510380
6612510382
Other Titles Akustik und musikalische Aufführungspraxis. English