A central quest in the study of musical instruments is to understand why the sound of the 'same' note depends greatly on the instrument, and to elucidate which aspects of an instrument are most critical in producing the musical tonescharacteristic of the instrument. The primary goal of this book is to investigate these questions for the piano. INDICE: 1: Introduction; 2: Waves and sound; 3: Making a musical scale;4: Why the piano was invented: A little history; 5: Vibrating strings; 6: Hitting strings with hammers; 7: The soundboard; 8: Connecting the strings to thesoundboard; 9: Evolution of the piano; 10: Psychoacoustics: How we perceive musical tones; 11: The magic of Steinway; 12: What physics can and cannot teachus about music and musical instruments
- ISBN: 978-0-19-954602-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 184
- Fecha Publicación: 05/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés