Acoustics and the Performance of Music
Manual for Acousticians, Audio Engineers, Musicians, Architects and Musical Instrument Makers
Authors: Meyer, Jürgen
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- Broad representations of directional characteristics of musical instruments and the singing voice
- Interpretation of room acoustical conditions with recommendations for adjustments by musicians (e.g. seating arrangement and performance technique)
- Representation of directional dependence of masking effects occurring at the ear of musicians while performing their own instruments
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- About this book
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Acoustics and the Performance of Music 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 adaptations of performance techniques to the performance environment. In the presentation we dispense with complicated mathematical connections and deliberately aim 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. Since the first edition was published in 1978, this book has been completely revised and rewritten to include current research. This translation corresponds to the latest (fifth) German edition (2004), which has become a standard reference work for audio engineers and scientists.
Acoustics and the Performance of Music addresses issues that are of interest to acousticians, orchestra performers and conductors, audio engineers, architects. Researchers and students of musical acoustics will also find this text valuable.
- About the authors
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Honors:
Helmholtz-Medal of the German Acoustical Society (DEGA) 2004
Medal of Honor of Verband Deutscher Tonmeister (VDT) 2004
Fellow of the ASA - Reviews
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From the reviews of the fifth edition:
“The present book is a translation of the fifth German edition published in 2004. The translator, Uwe Hansen, deserves praise for the quality of his writing in the English language. … Given the material in this text, orchestral musicians and conductors can … appreciate how to use any given acoustical space most advantageously and acousticians and architects can optimize the spaces in which musical groups perform. … The book will certainly benefit all those involved with musical performance.” (Leo Beranek, International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, Vol. 14 (2), 2009)
“The abundance of easy to understand graphic illustrations help the reader go through the relatively complex subjects. The writing is easy to read … . The quality and quantity of illustrations (some of them color plates) are exceptional. … A well written subject index helps find subjects of interest to the reader. There is also a composer-composition index at the end of the book. In summary, this is a highly recommended valuable book for professionals as well as for students interested in musical performance.” (Alberto Behar, Noise Control Engineering Journal, Vol. 58 (5), September-October, 2010)
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Introduction to Acoustics
Pages 1-22
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Structure of Musical Sound
Pages 23-44
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Tonal Characteristics of Musical Instruments
Pages 45-128
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Directional Characteristics
Pages 129-177
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Foundations of Room Acoustics
Pages 179-201
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Acoustics and the Performance of Music
- Book Subtitle
- Manual for Acousticians, Audio Engineers, Musicians, Architects and Musical Instrument Makers
- Authors
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- Jürgen Meyer
- Translated by
- Hansen, U.
- Series Title
- Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing
- Copyright
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag New York
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-387-09517-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-0-387-09517-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-387-09516-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4419-1860-4
- Series ISSN
- 2364-4915
- Edition Number
- 5
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 446
- Additional Information
- Original German edition published by PPV Medien, Edition Bochinsky
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