Good vibrations : the physics of music / Barry Parker.

"Why does the harpsichord sound different from a piano? For that matter, why does middle C on a piano differ from middle C on a tuning fork, a trombone, or a flute? Good Vibrations explains in clear, friendly language the out-of-sight physics responsible not only for these differences but also...

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Main Author: Parker, Barry R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
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