On the sensations of tone as a physiological basis for the theory of music / by Hermann L.F. Helmholtz ; translated, thoroughly revised and corrected, rendered conformable to the 4th (and last) German edition of 1877, with numerous additional notes and a new additional appendix bringing down information to 1885, and especially adapted to the use of musical students, by Alexander J. Ellis.

  • Hermann von Helmholtz
Date:
1895
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Credit: On the sensations of tone as a physiological basis for the theory of music / by Hermann L.F. Helmholtz ; translated, thoroughly revised and corrected, rendered conformable to the 4th (and last) German edition of 1877, with numerous additional notes and a new additional appendix bringing down information to 1885, and especially adapted to the use of musical students, by Alexander J. Ellis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. —*— %* All passages and notes in [ ] are due to the Translator, and the Autlior is in no way responsible for tkeir contents. Translatob’s Notice to the Second English Edition, p. v. Author’s Preface to THE First German Edition, p. vi. Author’s Preface to the Third German Edition, pp. vi-vii. Author’s Preface to the Fourth German Edition, p. viii. Contents, p. ix. List of Pigures, p. xv. List of Passages in Musical Notes, p. xvi. List of Tables, p. xvii. INTRODUCTION, pp. 1-6. Relation of Musical Science to Acoustics, 1 Distinction between Pbysical and Pbysiological Acoustics, 3 Plan of the Investigation, 4 PAET I. (pp. 7-151.) ON THE COM POSITION OF VIBRATIONS. Upper Partial Tones, and Qualities of Tone. CHAPTER I. On the Sensation of Sound in General, pp. 8-25. Distinction between Noise and Musical Tone, 8 Musical Tone due to Periodic, Noise to non-Periodic Motions in tbe air, 8 General Property of Undulatory Motion: wbile Waves continually advance, tbe Particles of tbe Medium tbrougb wbicb tbey pass execute Periodic Motions, 9 Differences in Musical Tones due to Force, Pitcb, and Quality, 10 Force of Tone depends on Amplitude of Oscillation, Pitcb on tbe lengtb of tbe Period of Oscillation, 10-14 Simple relations of Vibrational Numbers for tbe Consonant Intervals, 14 Vibrational Numbers of Consonant Intervals calculated for tbe wbole Scale, 17 Quality of Tone must depend on Vibrational Form, 19 Conception of and Grapbical Representation of Vibrational Form, 20 Harmonie Upper Partial Tones, 22 Terms explained: Tone, Musical Tone, Simple Tone, Partial Tone, Compound Tone, Pitch of Compound Tone, 23 CHAPTER II. On the Composition of Yibrations, pp. 25-36. Composition of Waves illustrated by waves of water, 25 The Heights of superimposed Waves of Water are to be added algebraically, 27 Corresponding Supcrimposition of Waves of Sound in tbe air, 28