TY - BOOK AU - Parker,Barry R. TI - Good vibrations: the physics of music SN - 9780801892646 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - QC231 .P37 2009 U1 - 781.2 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Vibration KW - Sound-waves KW - Sound KW - Wave-motion, Theory of KW - Music KW - Acoustics and physics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Making music : how sound is made -- The sound of music : perception -- Good vibes : waves in motion -- Making music beautiful : complex musical tones -- The well-tempered scale -- Down melody lane with chords and chord sequences -- You've gotta have rhythm : rhythm and types of music -- Why a piano is not a harpsichord -- Making music with the violin and guitar : the stringed instruments -- The brass instruments : trumpet and trombone -- The woodwinds : clarinet and saxophone -- The most versatile instrument : the singing voice -- Electronic music -- Making a midi recording -- Acoustics of concert halls and studios -- Epilogue ER -