Rossing, Thomas D. And Fletcher, Neville H. Principles of Vibration and Sound, 2nd ed. New York: Springer Verlag. (An excellent text that concentrates on.

This book is definitely directed to scientists or instruments builders, not percussionists. Much of the book is pretty hard to follow for anyone without an education in acoustics. And perhaps fluid-dynamics.

The book covers pretty much all kinds of worldwide percussion instruments (including wine glasses!), in a beautiful methodical way. The historical notes for each instrument can be appreciated by all. I wish Rossing presented the scientific data in a way more usable to musicians but I have to This book is definitely directed to scientists or instruments builders, not percussionists. Much of the book is pretty hard to follow for anyone without an education in acoustics. And perhaps fluid-dynamics. The book covers pretty much all kinds of worldwide percussion instruments (including wine glasses!), in a beautiful methodical way. The historical notes for each instrument can be appreciated by all.

I wish Rossing presented the scientific data in a way more usable to musicians but I have to admit that the author never made such a promise. He instead remained focused and coherent to his vision, and that is something I admire nonetheless.

Table Of Content • I. MOTION, ENERGY, WAVES, AND OTHER PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES. Motion, Force, and Energy. Vibrating Systems. PERCEPTION AND MEASUREMENT OF SOUND. Sound Pressure, Power, and Loudness.

Pitch and Timbre. Combination Tones and Harmony.

ACOUSTICS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Musical Scales and Temperament. String Instruments. The diminutive experience game download free.

Brass Instruments. Woodwind Instruments. Percussion Instruments. Keyboard Instruments. THE HUMAN VOICE.

Speech Production. Speech Recognition, Analysis, and Synthesis. THE ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION OF SOUND. A Little About Electricity.

Filters, Amplifiers, and Oscillators. Microphones and Loudspeakers. The Recording and Reproduction of Sound. Components for High-Fidelity Sound. THE ACOUSTICS OF ROOMS. Auditorium Acoustics.

Electronic Reinforcements of Sound. High-Fidelity Sound-Reproducing Systems. ELECTRONIC MUSIC. Electronic Organs and other Musical Instruments.

Electronic Music Synthesizers. Digital Techniques for Generating and Recording Sound. Digital Computers and Musical Sound. ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE. Noise in the Environment. The Effects of Noise on People. The Control of Noise.

Measuring Instruments. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems. A must for musicians, instrument builders, recordists This is a maybe 200 level college text, but it's so well written that it's extremely useful for even a layman such as myself. Lots of great stuff about different instruments and how they work, how sound propagates from them, how those sounds behave in a room, what happens after they hit our ears. Also lots about electronics and recording. Fascinating stuff if you have any scientific bent, and a virtual requirement if you're involved in music.