The Helmholtz Legacy in Physiological Acoustics

by Erwin Hiebert

Book Overview

This book explores the interactions between science and music in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth century. It examines and evaluates the work of Hermann von Helmholtz, Max Planck, Shoh Tanaka, and Adriaan Fokker, leading physicists and physiologists who were committed to understanding crucial aesthetic components of the art of music, including the standardization of pitch and the implementation of various types of intonations. With a mixture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319383523
• ISBN13: 9783319383521
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"