The Science of String Instruments

Paperback Engels 2014 9781489982148
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Thomas D. Rossing String instruments are found in almost all musical cultures. Bowed string instruments form the backbone of symphony orchestras, and they are used widely as solo inst- ments and in chamber music as well. Guitars are used universally in pop music as well as in classical music. The piano is probably the most versatile of all musical inst- ments, used widely not only in ensemble with other musical instruments but also as a solo instrument and to accompany solo instruments and the human voice. In this book, various authors will discuss the science of plucked, bowed, and hammered string instruments as well as their electronic counterparts. We have tried to tell the fascinating story of scienti?c research with a minimum of mathematics to maximize the usefulness of the book to performers and instrument builders as well as to students and researchers in musical acoustics. Sometimes, however, it is dif?cult to “translate” ideas from the exact mathematical language of science into words alone, so we include some basic mathematical equations to express these ideas. It is impossible to discuss all families of string instruments. Some instruments have been researched much more than others. Hopefully, the discussions in this book will help to encourage further scienti?c research by both musicians and scientists alike. 1.1 A Brief History of the Science of String Instruments Quite a number of good histories of acoustics have been written (Lindsay 1966, 1973; Hunt 1992; Beyer 1999), and these histories include musical acoustics.

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ISBN13:9781489982148
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer New York

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1. Introduction
2. Plucked Strings
3. Guitars and Lutes
4. Portuguese Guitar
5. Banjo
6. Mandolin Family Instruments
7. Psalteries and Zithers
8. Harpsichord and Clavichord
9. The Harp
10. The Burmese Arched Harp
11. Plucked String Instruments in Asia
12. Bowed Strings
13. Violin
14. Cello
15. Double Bass
16. Bows, Strings, and Bowing
17. Viols and Other Historic Bowed String Instruments
18. The Hutchins-Schelleng Violin Octet after 50 Years
19. Hammered Strings
20. Some Remarks on the Acoustics of the Piano
21. The Hammered Dulcimer
22. The Electric Guitar and Violin
23. Virtual String Synthesis

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