The Science of String Instruments
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-7109-8 (ISBN)
Tom Rossing has taught musical acoustics for nearly 50 years, and has been active in research in this area for at least 30 years. In 1992 he was awarded the Silver Medal in Musical Acoustics by the Acoustical Society of America, and his biography is included in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. He is also the editor of the 2006 Springer Handbook of Acoustics. In 2009 he was awarded the ASA Gold Medal by the Acoustical Society of America for contributions to musical acoustics, leadership in science education, and service to the Society.
Plucked Strings.- Guitars and Lutes.- Portuguese Guitar.- Banjo.- Mandolin Family Instruments.- Psalteries and Zithers.- Harpsichord and Clavichord.- Harp.- Burmese Arched Harp.- Plucked String Instruments in Asia.- Bowed Strings.- Violin.- Cello.- Double Bass.- Bows, Strings, and Bowing.- Viols and Other Historic Bowed String Instruments.- The Hutchins–Schelleng Violin Octet After 50 Years.- Hammered Strings.- Some Remarks on the Acoustics of the Piano.- Hammered Dulcimer.- Electric Guitar and Violin.- Virtual String Synthesis.- Erratum to: Plucked String Instruments in Asia.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.12.2010 |
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Zusatzinfo | 56 Illustrations, color; 146 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 470 p. 202 illus., 56 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | New York, NY |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Mechanik | |
Technik ► Maschinenbau | |
Schlagworte | acoustics of string instruments • bowed string instruments • building string instruments • guitar acoustics • hammered string instruments • luthier • Musical Acoustics • physics of string instruments • plucked string instruments • science of electric guitar • types of string instruments • violin acoustics |
ISBN-10 | 1-4419-7109-2 / 1441971092 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4419-7109-8 / 9781441971098 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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