Physics and Psychophysics of Music

by Juan G. Roederer

This book deals with the physical systems and psychophysical processes that intervene in what we broadly call "music. " We shall analyze what objective, physical properties of sound patterns are associated with what subjective, psychological sensations of music. We shall describe how these sound patterns are actually produced in musical instruments, how they propagate through the environment, and how they are detected by the ear and interpreted in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038794298X
• ISBN13: 9780387942988
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.