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Soundworks

Explaining the science of musical sound

World Service,10 episodes

Episodes

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The Human Voice
An exploration into the human voice as a musical instrument
02 Apr 1998,13 mins
Musical Pitch
Explaining musical pitch and tuning musical instruments
01 Sep 1998,14 mins
Throat Singing
Throat singing and the harmonic content of the voice
25 Sep 1998,13 mins
Harmonics
Deconstructing the frequency components of musical sounds
02 Oct 1998,13 mins
The Human Ear
'The ear is the best sound analyser we have'
10 Oct 1998,13 mins
Divisions of Pitch
What makes combined pitches sound harmonious to our ears?
10 Oct 1998,13 mins
Sounds and Surroundings
Explaining why what we hear, is shaped by where we hear it
16 Oct 1998,13 mins
The World of Sound
Making sense of the sound world around us
30 Oct 1998,13 mins
The Why of Music
Exploring the why of music - what makes us want to dance?
10 Nov 1998,13 mins
Bird Song
A look at bird song, 'the most complicated sound in the animal world'.
19 Nov 1998,13 mins