Elementary Lessons on Sound |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 24
Page x
... Combination of two Parallel Vibratory Movements . 80 81 81 82 86 88 40. - Vibrations of Compound Sounds . 41. - Optical Study of Vibratory Movements 89 90 42. - Optical Curves representing the Rectangular Vibrations of Two Tuning ...
... Combination of two Parallel Vibratory Movements . 80 81 81 82 86 88 40. - Vibrations of Compound Sounds . 41. - Optical Study of Vibratory Movements 89 90 42. - Optical Curves representing the Rectangular Vibrations of Two Tuning ...
Page 3
... combined . At the very outset of history we meet with the Monochord , named after Pythagoras , a machine not intended for artistic performance , but which at once yielded immense practical results to music . We then enter into a long ...
... combined . At the very outset of history we meet with the Monochord , named after Pythagoras , a machine not intended for artistic performance , but which at once yielded immense practical results to music . We then enter into a long ...
Page 10
... combination less The ancient " vielle , " now degraded into the hurdy - gurdy , is the oldest , and perhaps the best representative of this class , vague and fortuitous than it is in that primitive and 10 [ CHAP . ON SOUND .
... combination less The ancient " vielle , " now degraded into the hurdy - gurdy , is the oldest , and perhaps the best representative of this class , vague and fortuitous than it is in that primitive and 10 [ CHAP . ON SOUND .
Page 27
... combination of bowing and damping ; the latter being accomplished by touching the edge of the plate in various places with the tips of the fingers , and thus hindering the motion of the spots touched . The rate of vibration in a disc ...
... combination of bowing and damping ; the latter being accomplished by touching the edge of the plate in various places with the tips of the fingers , and thus hindering the motion of the spots touched . The rate of vibration in a disc ...
Page 30
... combined with so many sounds that it is impossible to give a nearer analysis of the tone of the bell . It is found that the number of vibrations made in a given time is proportional to the square of the number of segments into which the ...
... combined with so many sounds that it is impossible to give a nearer analysis of the tone of the bell . It is found that the number of vibrations made in a given time is proportional to the square of the number of segments into which the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acoustical alteration apparatus arytenoid cartilages bassoon beats bell cartilages cavity clarinet comma consonant corresponding density determined diameter diapason digitals disc distance double elastic enharmonic epiglottis equal equal temperament excited experiments Fahrenheit fifth fixed flame flat flute fork friction fundamental note give given harmonic harmonium heard heat Helmholtz human voice inch instrument intervals keyboard keys length longitudinal Lord Rayleigh lower major sixth major third means membrane metal method metres Minor Sixth minor third monochord motion musical sound musical tones named nodes number of vibrations oboe observed obtained octave ordinary organ orifice pendulum perfect perfect fifths pitch plate prime tone produced prongs ratio reed resonance rotating scale schismas segments semitone sharp sharpened simple siren sonorous source of sound string temperament temperature termed tonometer triad tube tuned tuning-fork unison upper partial tones velocity of sound vibration number violin wave wave-length wire