John Robinson Pierce (1910–2002)
Auteur van The Science of Musical Sound
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- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Coupling, J. J. (pseudonym)
- Geboortedatum
- 1910-03-27
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2002-04-02
- Geslacht
- male
- Beroepen
- engineer
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- 14
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- 388
- Populariteit
- #62,338
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- 3.4
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- 4
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- 18
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- 4
Indeed, Mario Livio poses the question “Is God a mathematician?” in his book of the same name, because of the “unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics” in explaining the nature of the universe.
Math certainly seems to explain (in part, at least) the appeal of music to the human brain. There are other factors reviewed by the author such as the nature of our anatomy, including our voice apparatus, ears, and even our brains. He talks about people who have had defects, diseases, or injuries that have caused inability to recognize music, and others who could no longer speak but could still sing. Clearly there are areas of the brain responsible to music. He also reviews such developments as improvements in instruments that increased the variety of orchestral and vocal sound. But in the end, it is the mathematical characteristics of sound that are the most determinative.
Chapters include:
Sound and Music
Periodicity, Pitch, and Waves
Sine Waves and Resonance
Scales and Beats
Helmholtz and Consonance
Rameau and Harmony
Ears to Hear With
Power and Loudness
Masking
Other Phenomena of Hearing
Architectural Acoustics
Sound Reproduction
Analysis, Synthesis, and Timbre
Perception, Illusion, and Effect
Appendices include sections on terminology, physical quantities and units, information on waves and more.
Evaluation: Much in the book is rather technical, but even perusing it without delving into any equations will give readers a sense of what makes sounds into music, and what determines our perceptions of it.… (meer)