SOUND - A very Short Introduction

Mike Goldsmith

OXFORD

2015

140 páginas

4h 40m

ISBN-13: 9780198708445

Sound is an essential part of our experience of the word: every day we listen to speech, music, and the many sounds of nature, from birdsong to waves crashing on the shore.

In this 'Very Short Introduction' Mike Goldsmith looks at the science and culture of sound, how sound is produced, how it is sensed by the ear, the physical basics of pitch and harmony, and how musical instruments produce their unique sounds. Exploring sound in different context, he considers audible and inaudible sounds, underground and underwater sounds, the growth of sound technologies, and unwanted sound in the form noise.