The Scientific Basis of Music epub

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The Scientific Basis of Music epub

The Scientific Basis of Music. W H Stone

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Author: W H Stone
Page Count: 76 pages
Published Date: 10 Jul 2014
Publisher: Createspace
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
Format: Pdf
ISBN: 9781500478223
File Name: The.Scientific.Basis.of.Music.pdf
Download Link: The Scientific Basis of Music
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THIS book is one of a series of "Music Primers" issued by the enterprising publishers, Novello, Ewer, and Co. Although these primers are intended as manuals of instruction for beginners, they are so carefully written, and so much above the ordinary run of books - good, bad, and indifferent - which we meet with as tutors and instructors in various branches of music, that they can be read with interest even by advanced students, and, as far as they go, are worthy to take rank with some of the admirable works published under the auspices of the Paris Conservatoire. Dr. Stone's work treats on a department hitherto much neglected by the musical student: the author - himself a good practical musician, as well as a physicist - is admirably qualified for the task he has undertaken. In the first chapter the sources of sound are fully and clearly explained. At page 21 the author mentions the class of Membranous Reeds, such as the larynx and the human lip acting on the cupped mouthpiece of a brass instrument: the author defers the consideration of the subject to a future chapter. The following chapters explain the subjects of Velocity, Reflection, Refraction, Interference, Tonometry; Musical Tone, Harmonics, Consonance, Quality; Concord and Discord, and Resultant Tones. The last chapter, on Scale and Temperament, gives an account of several contrivances, all more or less elaborate, having for their object the perfect tuning of keyed instruments. Dr. Stone's remarks on tuning an orchestra are admirable, and will be read to advantage by every instrumentalist, many of whom, as conductors know too well, are extremely loose in their ideas of accuracy. A page at the end of the little book is devoted to the bibliography of the subject, and will greatly aid the student in extending his researches. -"The Journal of Science: And Annals of Astronomy, Biology, and Geology," Volume 15

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