Science of voice production and voice preservation : for use of speakers and singers.

  • Holmes, Gordon
Date:
1880
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Credit: Science of voice production and voice preservation : for use of speakers and singers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. SOUND AND VOICE. DEFINITION OF SOUND. FAGK Transmission of sound ] In air: in an attenuated atmosphere : vocal 'vibrations in hydrogen—Rate at which sound travels in different media —Sound-waves and Water-waves: parallel by Helmholtz —The Echo. Vibration 7 Production of simple and compound vibrations. sympathetic Resonance . - 8 Its phenomena and nature exemplified. Qualities of Sound as Distinguished by the Ear . 10 Music and noise: pitch, force, and timbre : simple and compound sounds: interference of sound-waves: Corti's organ—The siren ; its use in demonstrating the nature of sound ; the vocal organs act on the air similarly to it— Helmholtz's theory of timbre ; his resonators to ascertain the presence of overtones. Reed Instruments in They act on air like the siren—Different kinds of reeds; striking and free : woody, metallic, and membranous ; with and without tubes—Single and double reed instruments— The harmonium—The vocal reeds.