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- Universally understandable representations of acoustic processes in musical performances
- 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
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing (MASP)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This classic reference on musical acoustics and performance practice begins with a brief introduction to the fundamentals of acoustics and the generation of musical sounds. It then discusses the particulars of the sounds made by all the standard instruments in a modern orchestra as well as the human voice, the way in which the sounds made by these instruments are dispersed and how the room into which they are projected affects the sounds.
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Reviews
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)
About the author
Honors:
Helmholtz-Medal of the German Acoustical Society (DEGA) 2004
Medal of Honor of Verband Deutscher Tonmeister (VDT) 2004
Fellow of the ASA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Acoustics and the Performance of Music
Book Subtitle: Manual for Acousticians, Audio Engineers, Musicians, Architects and Musical Instrument Makers
Authors: Jürgen Meyer
Series Title: Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09517-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-09516-5Published: 20 February 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-1860-4Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-09517-2Published: 10 October 2009
Series ISSN: 2364-4915
Series E-ISSN: 2364-4923
Edition Number: 5
Number of Pages: XIII, 446
Additional Information: Original German edition published by PPV Medien, Edition Bochinsky
Topics: Acoustics, Engineering Acoustics