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Musical mathematics : on the art and science of acoustic instruments
- Title
- Musical mathematics : on the art and science of acoustic instruments / text and illustrations by Cris Forster.
- Author
- Forster, Cris.
- Publication
- San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2010.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JMF 10-2174 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Music |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 926 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), music; 29 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 861-877) and index.
- Contents
- Mica mass -- Plain string and wound string calculations -- Flexible strings -- Inharmonic strings -- Piano strings vs. canon strings -- Bars, rods, and tubes -- Acoustic resonators -- Simple flutes -- The geometric progression, logarithms, and cents -- Western tuning theory and practice -- World tunings -- Original instruments -- Building a little canon.
- Call Number
- JMF 10-2174
- ISBN
- 9780811874076 (hardcover)
- 0811874079 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2010028176
- OCLC
- 555675811
- Author
- Forster, Cris.
- Title
- Musical mathematics : on the art and science of acoustic instruments / text and illustrations by Cris Forster.
- Imprint
- San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2010.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 861-877) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JMF 10-2174