Sound

By: No Information Available

Write A Review

Paperback | 1 February 2007

At a Glance

Paperback
244 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
24.41 x 16.99 x 1.3

Paperback

RRP $39.95

$38.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $9.69 with

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

This highly informative and fascinating book brings together perspectives on sound by leading experts from a wide variety of disciplines. These include anthropology, physiology, zoology, physics, music, phonetics and film. Through crossing disciplinary boundaries, the volume hopes to inspire a richer and more creative approach to the acoustic world. Whilst aiming for a general audience and presented in an accessible style, several chapters also represent important contributions within their own disciplines or will serve as core texts for students. The sequence of nine chapters passes from cultural perspectives on silence, via the physics of sound, physiology of the ear, songs of birds, and sounds of human speech, to music. From the reconstruction of medieval music, via twentieth-century composition and the music of the Kaluli of Papua New Guinea, the volume concludes with the role of sound in film. Life will never sound the same again.

Industry Reviews

'... a real treat to read and review.' The World of Music

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $0.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Science Physics Classical Mathematics Wave Mechanics including Vibration & Acoustics Science in General Popular Science Engineering & Technology Technology in General Arts & Entertainment Music

Introduction Patricia Kruth and Henry Stobart
Re-sounding silences Philip Peek
The physics of sound Charles Taylor
Hearing Jonathan Ashmore
Sounds natural: the song of birds Peter Slater
The sounds of speech Peter Ladefoged
Ancestral voices Christopher Page
Shaping sound Brian Ferneyhough
Sound worlds Steven Feld
Audio-vision and sound Michel Chion
Notes on contributors
Acknowledgements
Index
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

Sound

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Popular Science

Liars, cheats and copycats

Trickery and deception in nature

First Astronomers

How Indigenous Elders read the stars

Dopamine Nation

Why our Addiction to Pleasure is Causing us Pain

Ferment

The Life-Changing Power of Microbes

The Brain That Changes Itself

Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0

Behave

The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

The Body

A Guide for Occupants

Breath

The New Science of a Lost Art

Ultra-Processed People

Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn't Food ... and Why Can't We Stop?

When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...

Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage

The Body Keeps The Score

Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma

Swainston's Fishes of Australia

The complete illustrated guide

Baked to Perfection

Winner of the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2022

Sapiens

A Graphic History: Volume 1

Four Thousand Weeks

Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.

What If?

Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Nature's Last Dance

Tales of wonder in an age of extinction

The Future Loves You

How and Why We Should Abolish Death

Outliers

The Story of Success

Lifespan

Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To

The Hidden Life of Trees

What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World

No-Drama Discipline

The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 2

The Pillars of Civilization

This product is categorised by