Books on Music

ACOUSTICS - SOUND

(Clothbound)

ACOUSTICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC -Backus (Rev. 2nd. Ed)
Clear well ill. ref. for musicians to understand scientific properties of musical sound & acoustical behavior of musical instruments.

40.00

RESEARCH PAPERS IN VIOLIN ACOUSTICS -Hutchins, Editor
Remarkable compendium of research papers and resource, full of useful information on the acoustics of the violin . A resource for violin makers, acousticians, phyicists and musicians. 2-Volume set

 

165.00

(Paperbound)

FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSICAL ACOUSTICS-Benade
No serious musician should be without this book. Clear & well illustrated explanations of acoustics of all instruments (608pp).

19.50

ON THE SENSATIONS OF TONE -Helmholtz

 

21.50

THE THEORY OF SOUND -Rayleigh (2 Volumes)

 

40.00

MUSIC, PHYSICS & ENGINEERING -Olsen
All aspects of production, reception & reproduction of sound.

14.50

MUSIC, SOUND AND SENSATION -Winkel (Psychoacoustics, loudness, hall properties etc, for the performer, listener, composer)

14.50

SCIENCE AND MUSIC -Jeans
Noted physicist explains principles of sound ---simply.

 

12.50

TONE: A Study in Musical Acoustics-Leverie/Levy (Properties of Sound & tone production in terms of musical values & human soul

12.50

TUNING AND TEMPERAMENT: A Historical Survey-Barbour
Classic guide on theory, practice & necessary mathematical compromises for effective tuning & temperament in music.

 

13.00