Acustica
36 articoli
Membro
Parte 3
A study of musical intonation
From wind quintets to brass sections, balance, overtones and perception shape intonation in ways that often diverge from measurable frequency.
Di Christopher Leuba
Membro
Parte 1
A study of musical intonation
Resultant tones, harmonic series ratios and chord spacing challenge equal temperament, linking acoustics and practical ensemble intonation.
Di Christopher Leuba
Gratuito
Frequency and Pitch
A = 440 became the international standard only in 1939, after centuries of competing pitches that shaped orchestral practice, instrument making and musical notation.
Di Benny Sluchin
And approach the realm of making beautiful music
A rare and powerful call from maestro Roger Bobo: at the height of the “Tuba Explosion”, he challenges players to define — at last — the ideal instrument.
Di Roger Bobo
Gratuito
Editorial
So your trumpet plays in tune
Keyboard tuning, just intonation and string phrasing place brass players between conflicting pitch systems, as Thomas Stevens outlines practical compromises.
Di Thomas Stevens
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Good intonation on the trombone
The trombone’s fixed positions meet the compromises of natural harmonics, as Raymond Fonsèque proposes a different logic for pitch across major and minor keys.
Di Raymond Fonseque
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Parte 2
A study of musical intonation
From harmonic-series tuning to valve-slide adjustments on the horn, practical listening and resonance become more reliable guides than equal temperament alone.
Di Christopher Leuba
Brasses: noisy instruments
Di Benny Sluchin
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The bell-tuning trumpet
Colin Bloch examines bell- and slide-tuned trumpets, comparing intonation patterns through controlled tests and outlining structural causes behind observed deviations.
Di Colin Bloch
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Instrument Making and the Ear
From hearing physiology to workshop testing, E. Ferron links instrument design, acoustics and perception, where no two ears judge sound in quite the same way.
Di Emile Ferron
Parte 8
DSA - Digital analysis of intonation and sound
Di Robert Meissner
Gratuito
Editorial
Is sound something you control—or something you become? Jean-Pierre Mathez challenges technique, fashion, and pedagogy: sonority is a lifelong conquest of freedom.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Parte 6
DSA - Digital analysis of intonation and sound
Subjective perception of the wind player
Di Robert Meissner
Gratuito
11th International Congress on Acoustics
At the 1983 Paris acoustics congress, brass research moved between factory consistency, vibrating bells, mutes and the elusive mechanics of multiphonics.
Di Benny Sluchin
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The inner acoustics of the horn
Study of the horn’s inner acoustics, explaining how its structure and air column influence tone production and intonation.
Di Willi Aebi
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Dynamics in the 80's
From Reykjavik to the Hollywood Bowl, rising concert hall scale and amplified culture reshape orchestral sound, leaving acoustic limits exposed.
Di Roger Bobo
Membro
Parte 3
Playing and singing simultaneously on brass instruments
From Weber's Concertino to Berlioz's chord writing, acoustic principles explain how combination tones emerge from simultaneous playing and singing on brass.
Di Benny Sluchin
Gratuito
Manufacturers' Opinions about Brass Instruments
Between workshop lore and acoustic certainty, brass makers’ claims expose a restless debate over metal, finish, resonance, and playing quality.
Di J. M. Bowsher, P. S. Watkinson
Parte 5
DSA - Digital analysis of intonation and sound
Hearing
Di Robert Meissner
Parte 3
DSA Digital Analysis of Intonation and Sound
Tuning device
Di Robert Meissner
I myself have formed this instrument
“Forming” the instrument? A dangerous illusion. This article debunks the myth: the instrument cannot be shaped — it is the player who must adapt.
Di Robert Ischer
Gratuito
On the sensitivity of brass instruments
Metal, pressure nodes and temperature shifts shape response, timbre and tuning, as Emile Ferron links instrument acoustics to the player’s imprint.
Di Emile Ferron
Parte 3
The modern concert hall
The Trumpet Echo
Di Sabina Pade
Parte 4
The modern concert hall
Spreading walls, shrinking sound
Di Sabina Pade