In the seminar we will discuss different aspects of music, sound generation and sound processing. The topics will cover
Fundamentals. from Pythagorean harmonics to well-tempered scales about hearing and singing Reproduction. from shellac to MP3 about theremins, drum maschines, and synthezising music Vibrations. singularities on picked and bowed strings can you hear the shape of a drum? amplification and locking in resonance cavities from the singing saw to the modern violin Compressible Flows. from sound waves to music from pipes to trumpets and clarinets
There is ample room for topics where participants explore their own instruments! On participant request the handout may be submitted in the form of a wiki-article. Please contact me or Klaus Kroy as soon as possible to arrange a contribution.
Announcement (PDF-file, 1.8MB) »
| date | name | topic | presentation slides | handout/wiki-article | ||
| 2018 10 17 | Jürgen Vollmer | Introduction | ||||
| 2018 10 24 | Josef Focht | Leipzig Collection of Music Instruments | ||||
| 1. | 2018 11 07 | JV, students of Musicology | Physics Talks, Classification of Instruments, ... | |||
| 2. | 2018 11 14 | Robin Barta | Pianos and excited strings | |||
| 3. | 2018 11 28 | Daniel Dernbach | Cello and bowed strings | |||
| 4. | 2018 12 05 | Florian Oschmann | Trombones from different materials | |||
| 5. | 2018 12 12 | Camila Bräutigam | Clarinet | |||
| 6. | 2019 01 30 | Jansen Dwan | Electric Guitars and sound effects | |||
| 7. | 2019 02 06 | Adrian Häußler | MP3 and compression algorithms | |||