Meyer Acoustics and the Performance of Music

Manual for Acousticians, Audio Engineers, Musicians, Architects and Musical Instrument Makers
5th Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-387-09517-2
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 446 Seiten

Reihe: Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing

This classic reference on musical acoustics and performance practice begins with a brief introduction to the fundamentals of acoustics and the generation of musical sounds. It then discusses the particulars of the sounds made by all the standard instruments in a modern orchestra as well as the human voice, the way in which the sounds made by these instruments are dispersed and how the room into which they are projected affects the sounds.

Honors:Helmholtz-Medal of the German Acoustical Society (DEGA) 2004
Medal of Honor of Verband Deutscher Tonmeister (VDT) 2004
Fellow of the ASA

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meyer, Jürgen

Weitere Mitwirkende

Hansen, Uwe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;6
2;Translator’s Preface;8
3;Contents;10
4;Introduction to Acoustics;15
4.1;1.1 Fundamental Physical Principles;15
4.2;1.2 Characteristics of the Auditory System;20
5;Structure of Musical Sound;37
5.1;2.1 Introducing the Model;37
5.2;2.2 Frequency- and Level: Structures;40
5.3;2.3 Time Structures;51
6;Tonal Characteristics of Musical Instruments;59
6.1;3.1 Brass Instruments;59
6.2;3.2 Woodwind Instruments;78
6.3;3.3 String Instruments;99
6.4;3.4 The Piano;117
6.5;3.5 The Harpsichord;125
6.6;3.6 The Harp;128
6.7;3.7 Percussion Instruments;130
6.8;3.8 The Singing Voice;137
7;Directional Characteristics;143
7.1;4.1 Foundations of Directional Sound Radiation;143
7.2;4.2. Brass Instruments;147
7.3;4.3 Woodwind Instruments;154
7.4;4.4 String Instruments;162
7.5;4.5 The Grand Piano;177
7.6;4.6 The Harp;183
7.7;4.7 Percussion Instruments;184
7.8;4.8 The Singing Voice;189
8;Foundations of Room Acoustics;192
8.1;5.1 Reflection and Refraction;192
8.2;5.2 Absorption;199
8.3;5.3 Reverberation;201
8.4;5.4 Direct Sound and Diffuse Field;203
8.5;5.5 Temporal Structure of the Sound Field;209
9;Acoustical Properties of Old and New Performance Spaces;215
9.1;6.1 Concert Halls;215
9.2;6.2 Opera Houses;246
9.3;6.3 Churches;257
9.4;6.4 Chamber Music Halls;262
9.5;6.5 Studios;266
9.6;6.6 Special Purpose Rooms;268
9.7;6.7 Open Air Stages;270
10;Seating Arrangement in the Concert Hall;274
10.1;7.1 Customary Positioning of Instrument Groups;274
10.2;7.2 The Tonal Effect in the Hall;284
11;Acoustic Considerations for Instrumentation and Playing Technique;358
11.1;8.1 Strength of Ensembles;358
11.2;8.2 Dynamics;370
11.3;8.3 Performance Technique;381
11.4;8.4 Tempo and Room Acoustics;395
12;Acoustical Problems in the Opera House;399
12.1;9.1 Strength of the Orchestra;399
12.2;9.2 Seating Arrangement in the Orchestra Pit;404
12.3;9.3 Balance between Singers and Orchestra;413
12.4;9.4 Arrangement of Choirs and Music on Stage;417
13;Table for Angular Dependence of the Statistical Directivity Factor;422
14;References;424
15;Subject Index;436
16;Author, Composer, and Composition Index;444