Tone: A Study in Musical Acoustics: Second Edition
by Levarie, Siegmund; Levy, Ernst
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0873382501
- ISBN 13
- 9780873382502
- Seller
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Hygiene, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1980. Classic revised and updated Second Edition text presents a philosophical concept of acoustics and music. Includes detailed chapters covering the monochord; properties of sound waves and tone; human voice; the construction, pitch, loudness and timbre of stringed instruments, stringed keyboard instruments, the organ, and percussion; acoustics of halls; music theory. 256 pp. Illustrated. Small print of prior owner's name on the half title page. Minor rubbing to edges and spine, minimal shelfwear. Clean text with no marks or highlights. . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- GlobalAcademics
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MU-46
- Title
- Tone: A Study in Musical Acoustics: Second Edition
- Author
- Levarie, Siegmund; Levy, Ernst
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0873382501
- ISBN 13
- 9780873382502
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Place of Publication
- Kent, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Music Theory, Engineering, Acoustics, Vibration, Tone, Monochord, Pitch, Instruments, Sound Waves, Percussion, Organ, Choir, Singing, Voice, Philosophy, Timbre, Preamble, Gignetism, Loudness, Pythagorean, Art, Science, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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