Musical instruments. Physical principles of work. Device. Some facts of the history of occurrence and development. Demidov S.E., Baksansky O.E.

The book proposed is devoted to musical instruments that are considered primarily as technical devices. At the beginning, the very concept of “musical instrument” is investigated, its structure is determined, and the classification options are also given. Further, it is briefly narrated about the sound as a physical phenomenon, to the extent that it is necessary to consider the main topic. The book is devoted mainly to instruments used in modern professional music. Strong, oversized, pneumatic and electric music tools are described. Each of these groups is devoted to individual chapters, which give the general physical principles that underlie the work of the classification group of instruments, the features of the device of specific musical instruments and some historical information about their origin.

The book refers to the popular literature and is addressed Mostly high school students of high school, interested in physics and music. It is not a manual for instrumentation, but it can also be useful to students of music schools and conservatory.