The Violin Explained: Components, Mechanism, and Sound

by James Beament

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Description Throughout its history the violin has had a mystique with many curious beliefs. Physicists have now discovered how it produces its sound, though this knowledge is largely inaccessible to makers and players. Assuming no scientific background, this unique book explains not only how a violin
produces sound but also of how that sound causes what we hear. Drawing on extensive experience as a performer and composer, Beament includes down-to-earth advice on strings, maintenance, purchase, and children's instruments.

Publisher Description

There are more curious beliefs about the violin than any other instrument. Physicists have now discovered how the violin family produce their sound, but this knowledge is not generally accessible to players and makers. In this book, now available in paperback, Sir James Beament, a distinguished scientist with a livelong involvement with musical instruments, explains, without asssuming any scientific background, how strings vibrate, and the role played by the bow, bridge, and body in producing sound. Those discoveries do not give a satisfactory explanation of what we hear, and the core of the book explains how the sound relates to the sensations it produces. This leads to the conclusion that most of the myths about violins are groundless, but also that nothing can be achieved by applying modern technology to making or playing. Practical advice on strings, maintenance, purchase and children's instruments completes the discussion.

Author Biography

James Beament is a distinguished scientist and a musician who plays jazz and serious music and composes both kinds. He has had extensive experience in teaching and examining music students in Cambridge University. The book should be of particular interest to practising musicians and teachers, as well as to acousticians, those studying the psychology of music, or involved in electronic music and recording.

Details

  • ISBN 0198167393
  • ISBN-13 9780198167396
  • Title The Violin Explained: Components, Mechanism, and Sound
  • Author James Beament
  • Format Paperback
  • Year 2001
  • Pages 264
  • Publisher OUP Oxford
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