Standard study by founder of Seashore test. Relationship between physical phenomena of sounds and our perception of them. Music as a medium, physical acoustics, auditory apparatus, sound perception, host of other topics. 88 figures. "The thinking is rigorous and objective"--Music Teacher (London).
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Yes, it's out of date, and yes, it is a great book:
So far there are two reviews preceding mine. One gives the book five stars, the other gives it one. The one star reviewer complains that the book is out of date, and that is true. Unfortunately the author is not in a position to bring it up to date, since he was born in 1866 and is now continuing his research in a different realm. You would be foolish to take everything in this book as the gospel truth, but the quality of this man as a scientist and as a writer is head and shoulders above what we are... more info
way, way out of date:
This book is badly out of date and actually contains wrong and misleading information. You're best off if you look at books on this subject written in the last ten years.
Excellent book for physicist, psychologist, and musicians!!:
The author is a physicist and has made lot of research publications himself. The thoughtful stylist presentation on all aspects of sound is an excellent introduction on the field of music. There is also enormous ideas pointers for researchers. Thava Alagu
