Acoustical Analysis of the Tanpura : Indian Plucked String Instrument /: Indian Plucked String Instrument. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Asoke Kumar Datta [and 5 others].
• Authors: Datta, Asoke Kumar
• Other Names: Sengupta, Ranjan; Banerjee, Kaushik; Ghosh, Dipak
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgements; About This Book; Contents; Prologue; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Tanpura: Earliest Treatise and Doctrine; 1.2 Tanpura and Its Early Varieties; 1.3 Making of Tanpura; 1.4 Historical Lineage; 1.4.1 Gharana Music and Tanpura; 1.4.2 Present Scenario of Tanpura Making Industry; 1.5 Tanpura Playing; 1.6 Content and Objective; References; 2 Making of Tanpura with All Its Components, Tuning and Playing; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Constructing a Tanpura; 2.2.1 Bridge and Aara/Targah; 2.2.2 Measurements of Tanpura (Shape and Size); 2.2.3 Constructing Body of a Tanpura 2.2.4 Decorating the Tanpura2.2.5 Polishing; 2.2.6 Rolam/Rulam (Indian Glue); 2.2.7 Fittings; 2.3 Plantation of Gourd; 2.4 Seasoning of Wood; 2.5 Tuning of Tanpura; 2.6 Present State of the Instrument Making Industry; References; 3 Objective Research Done so Far on Tanpura; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Research on Tanpura Till Date-A Brief Review; 3.3 Historical Background of Jwari; 3.4 What Is Jawari; 3.5 Acoustics and Physical Modeling of Tanpura; 3.6 Effect of Tanpura Sound on Human Brain; References; 4 Physical and Mechanical Properties of Components of Tanpura; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Analysis of Materials4.3 Results and Discussions; 4.4 Conclusions; References; 5 Perceptual and Quantitative Evaluation of Tanpura from Its Sound; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Method of Analysis; 5.2.1 Perceptual Testing; 5.2.2 Spectral Analysis; 5.3 Experimental Method; 5.4 Results and Discussions; 5.5 Conclusion; References; 6 Acoustic Analysis of Tanpura Signals; 6.1 Introduction; 6.1.1 Experimental Details; 6.1.2 Results and Discussions; 6.2 Spectral Dynamics of the Tanpura Sounds; 6.2.1 Experimental Method; 6.2.2 Result and Discussion 6.3 Spectral Characteristics of Steel Strings (German/Indian)6.4 Timbre Characteristics of Tanpura; 6.4.1 Method of Analysis; 6.4.2 Spectral Parameters; 6.5 New Phenomenological Model; 6.5.1 Method of Analysis; 6.5.2 Results and Discussions; References; 7 Perception of Virtual Notes While Tanpura Playing; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Experimental Procedure (Single String); 7.3 Results; 7.4 Experimental Procedure (All Strings); 7.5 Results and Discussion; References; 8 Jitter, Shimmer and Complexity Perturbation Analysis; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Analysis Method; 8.2.1 Detection of Pitch Period 8.2.2 Measures of Perturbations8.2.3 Clustering Algorithm; 8.3 Experimental Detail; 8.4 Results and Discussions; 8.5 Conclusion; References; 9 Evaluation of Musical Quality of Tanpura by Non Linear Analysis; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 First Experiment; 9.2.1 Fractal Dimension; 9.2.2 Experimental Details; 9.2.3 Results; 9.3 Second Experiment; 9.3.1 Detrended Fluctuation Analysis; 9.3.2 Experimental Details; 9.3.3 Results and Discussion; References; Epilogue
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer Nature
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 787.8319; Engineering; Tambūrā (Drone lute); Stringed instruments -- India; Hindustani music -- India -- History and criticism; MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Strings; Science -- Acoustics & Sound; Mathematics -- Applied; Technology & Engineering -- Acoustics & Sound; Wave mechanics (vibration & acoustics); Applied mathematics; Acoustic & sound engineering; Acoustics; Acoustics in engineering; Technology & Engineering -- Electronics -- General; Imaging systems & technology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811326103
• Related ISBNs: 981132610X; 9789811326097
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 4, 2018).
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