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RECENT ADVANCES inACOUSTICS & MUSICProceedings of the 11th WSEAS International Conference onACOUSTICS & MUSIC: THEORY & APPLICATIONS (AMTA '10)"G. Enescu" University, Iasi, RomaniaJune 13-15, 2010WSEAS Mechanical Engineering SeriesA Series of Reference Books and TextbooksPublished by WSEAS Press ISSN: 1790-5095www.wseas.org ISBN: 978-960-474-192-2

RECENT ADVANCES inACOUSTICS & MUSICProceedings of the 11th WSEAS International Conference onACOUSTICS & MUSIC: THEORY & APPLICATIONS (AMTA '10)"G. Enescu" University, Iasi, Romania, June 13-15, 2010WSEAS Mechanical Engineering SeriesA Series of Reference Books and TextbooksPublished by WSEAS Presswww.wseas.orgCopyright © 2010, by WSEAS PressAll the copyright of the present book belongs to the World Scientific and Engineering Academy andSociety Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, orotherwise, without the prior written permission of the Editor of World Scientific and Engineering Academyand Society Press.All papers of the present volume were peer reviewed by two independent reviewers. Acceptance wasgranted when both reviewers' recommendations were positive.See also: http://www.worldses.org/review/index.htmlISSN: 1790-5095ISBN: 978-960-474-192-2World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society

RECENT ADVANCES inACOUSTICS & MUSICProceedings of the 11th WSEAS International Conference onACOUSTICS & MUSIC: THEORY & APPLICATIONS (AMTA '10)"G. Enescu" University, Iasi, RomaniaJune 13-15, 2010

Editors:Prof. Viorel Munteanu, G. Enescu University, RomaniaProf. Razvan Raducanu, Al. I. Cuza University, RomaniaProf. Gheorghe Dutica, G. Enescu University, RomaniaProf. Anca Croitoru, Al. I. Cuza University, RomaniaProf. Valentina Emilia Balas, Aurel Vlaicu University, RomaniaInternational Program Committee Members:Eugene Kindler, Czech RepublicNikos E. Mastorakis, BulgariaLamberto Tronchin, ItalyJuan A. Gallego-Juarez, SpainRadu Voinea, RomaniaTudor Sireteanu, RomaniaMalcolm J. Crocker, USALuige Vladareanu, RomaniaVeturia Chiroiu, RomaniaDionysios Politis, GreecePolidor Bratu, RomaniaIon Magheti, Romania

PrefaceThis year the 11th WSEAS International Conference on ACOUSTICS & MUSIC: THEORY &APPLICATIONS (AMTA '10) was held at "G. Enescu" University, Iasi, Romania, June 13-15,2010. The conference remains faithful to its original idea of providing a platform to discussmathematical models in acoustics, acoustics measurements, sound insulation, space acoustics,electronics for sound art and technology, ambiophonics, psychoacoustics, mathematical modelsin music, computers in music composition, pattern recognition in music, automatic musiccomposition, biological effects of music, mathematical analysis of musical instruments etc. withparticipants from all over the world, both from academia and from industry.Its success is reflected in the papers received, with participants coming from several countries,allowing a real multinational multicultural exchange of experiences and ideas.The accepted papers of this conference are published in this Book that will be indexed by ISI.Please, check it: www.worldses.org/indexes as well as in the CD-ROM Proceedings. They willbe also available in the E-Library of the WSEAS. The best papers will be also promoted in manyJournals for further evaluation.A Conference such as this can only succeed as a team effort, so the Editors want to thank theInternational Scientific Committee and the Reviewers for their excellent work in reviewing thepapers as well as their invaluable input and advice.The Editors

RECENT ADVANCES in ACOUSTICS & MUSICTable of ContentsPlenary Lecture 1: Synthesized Music Instruments can Play a Significant Role in Digital SignalProcessing EducationRoxana Saint-Nom11Plenary Lecture 2: Conceiving Music Today: Manifold Compositions, DISSCO and Beyond 12Sever TipeiSoundscape Music: Sub-Genre of New-Age Music 13Yun Wang, Zhiyong Deng, Ran DengDesign of an Acoustic Anechoic Chamber for Application in Hearing Aid Research 18Marc S. Ressl, Pablo E. WundesMeasurement of The Sound-Absorption Coefficient on Egg Cartons Using the Tone BurstMethodQuintero Rincon Antonio24Vertical Non-linear Vibrations of the Automobiles 30Nicolae-Doru Stanescu, Ion Tabacu, Stefan TabacuUsing the Root Proportion to Design an Oud 35Mitra Jahandideh, Shahab Khaefi, Ahanali Jahandideh, Masoud KhaefiUsing the Golden Section to Design a Kamanche 40Shahab Khaefi, Mitra Jahandideh, Ahanali Jahandideh, Masoud KhaefiVibro-Acoustics of Violins Based on a Multi-Physic Approach 46Enrico RavinaThe Fourier Transform of Some Distributions from D'(R) and D'(R^2) with Applications inMechanicsAntonela TomaThe Effect of the Acoustics of Sound Control Rooms on the Perceived Acoustics of a LiveConcert Hall RecordingC. C. J. M. Hak5155The Clarinet of the 20th Century in March for Solo Clarinet Adaptation After Martian Negrea 61Felix Constantin GoldbachThe Modal-Harmonic Algorithm. Pattern and Transformation 67Diana-Beatrice AndronThe Functional Tonal Musical System and its Mathematical Acoustical Basis 73Dan BuciuISSN: 1790-5095 7 ISBN: 978-960-474-192-2

RECENT ADVANCES in ACOUSTICS & MUSICMathematical Models for Analysing Diatonic Modes 79Gabriel BulanceaThe Music Space 83Carmen ChelaruSeveral Representative Musical Manuscripts in Byzantine and Psaltic Notation in the RareBooks Section at Central University Library in IasiIrina Zamfira Danila87Chromatic Patterns of Sounds Waves in Java Applets Coloured Sounds 92Stela Dragulin, Livia Sangeorzan, Mircea ParpaleaThe Modal Palindrome - A Structural Matrix and A Generative Mechanism 98Gheorghe DuticaBeneficial Subliminal Music: Binaural Beats, Hemi-Sync and Metamusic 103Rosina Caterina FilimonMusic as A Dramaturgical Component of The Opera Elektra by Richard Strauss 109Loredana IatesenNeural Correlates of Music Perception and Cognition 114Dorina IuscaConceptions of Learning and Teaching in Music Education as Voiced by Pre-Service StudentTeachersMihaela Mitescu Lupu"Trio for Violin, Double Bass and Piano" (1991) by Ghenadie Ciobanu - An Original MusicalInterpretation of Some Events Recorded in the Holy ScriptureVictoria Melnic, Cristina Paraschiv120126One Modal Pattern, Three Compositional Entailments 132Cristian MisieviciD.I.M.A. On-Line Multimedia Resources for Music Education 138Nedelcut NelidaOn the Relationship Between Music and 20th Century Abstract Mathematics 144Claudia NezelschiInterdisciplinary Didactical Strategies of the Musical Education from Integrated EducationPerspective, in Early AgesPasca Eugenia Maria149Reflections on the Opera "La Deuxieme Aventure (celeste) de Monsieur Antipyrine" 155Ioan PopGenesis of the Chords 161Constantin RipaThe Relationship Between Sound/Sonority and Time/Temporality in the Structuring of theModern Musical FormLaura Vasiliu166ISSN: 1790-5095 8 ISBN: 978-960-474-192-2

RECENT ADVANCES in ACOUSTICS & MUSICBaroque Reflections in "Ludus Tonalis" by Paul Hindemith 171Vlahopol GabrielaLinks Between Mathematical Models and Musical Texture in Xenakis's Achorripsis 176Fani Kosona, Razvan Raducanu“Diathlassis”, for Flute Solo: A Composition Based on an Application of the MathematicalModel of Cusp CatastropheFani Kosona182Performance Anxiety in Piano Playing 186Raducanu Cristina AndraMusical and Spiritual Affinities: Olivier Messiaen and Eduard Terenyi 190Anamaria Madalina HotoranConceiving Music Today: Manifold Compositions, DISSCO and Beyond 196Sever TipeiOn the Improvement of Statistical Traffic Noise Prediction Tools 201Joseph Quartieri, Gerardo Iannone, Claudio GuarnacciaAcoustical Noise Analysis in Road Intersections: A Case Study 208Claudio GuarnacciaChurch Acoustics Measurements and Analysis 216Joseph Quartieri, Nikos E. Mastorakis, Claudio Guarnaccia, Gerardo IannoneOn the Determination of the Uncertainty in Environmental Noise Measurements 225Alessandro Ruggiero, Adolfo Senatore, Pierpaolo D’Agostino, Tony L. L. LenzaAuthors Index 231ISSN: 1790-5095 9 ISBN: 978-960-474-192-2

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RECENT ADVANCES in ACOUSTICS & MUSICPlenary Lecture 1Synthesized Music Instruments can Play a Significant Role in Digital Signal ProcessingEducationProfessor Roxana Saint-NomElectrical Engineering DepartmentInstituto Tecnologico de Buenos AiresARGENTINAE-mail: saintnom@itba.edu.arAbstract: Teaching signal processing to senior undergraduate students can be an enjoyable task, provided that youare willing to spend some time to introduce them to digital music.Leaded by a motivated R+D group in Acoustics or Audio, all you need is signal processing students who have goodMATLAB programming skills and filter theory.My talk will be focused in two topics:1. How to emphasize Signal Processing concepts through digital music.I will describe a laboratory assignment where students have to synthesize musical instruments in different ways:additive, FM, through physical modeling and using wavetables. I will give examples and achievements along theyears.2. Digital Music as Audio and Acoustics’ research themes sourceMusic projects in electrical engineering environments tend to be well received. I will show several subjects thatbecame appropriate for sponsored projects or students contents.It is interesting to remark that mixing engineering and music help develop the cultural brackground of students,creates an unstructured space where new ideas emerge easily, and turns mathematics into a more friendly resource.Brief Biography of the Speaker:She received her Electrical Engineering degree in 1987 from the University ITBA (Buenos Aires Institute ofTechnology), Argentina. She achieved a Masters degree in Speech Processing from the “Universidad Politecnica deMadrid”, Spain, where she is currently finishing her Ph.D thesis on Speaker Verification.Since 1988 she has been holding academic positions in Argentina, until she became tenured faculty in the rank of theFull Professor in 2004. Since 2007 she is the Electrical Engineering Department Chair at ITBA. She is also theDirector of a Master’s degree joint program on Engineering Education (ITBA-Universidad de Mendoza- Universidadde Granada, Spain).Her research area is primarily Signal Processing, Speech and Education as subareas. In recent years she startedresearch groups in different areas, such as speaker verification, acoustics, DSP applications and EMC.She is the author of more than 20 papers, mostly in the area of signal processing education, published in reviewedjournals or presented at international conferences such as IEEE ICASSP, IEEE ISCAS, IASTED and WSEAS. She isa technical reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems and IEEE ICASSP Proceedings and SSIPIASTED Proceedings.She is an active senior member of the IEEE. She is the founder of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS)Argentina Chapter, from which she is currently Chair (2008-2009), she is the IEEE SPS Education TechnicalCommittee Chair (2007-2009), she is a SPS Conference Board Member and an IEEE SPS Lensing OversightCommittee Member.ISSN: 1790-5095 11 ISBN: 978-960-474-192-2

RECENT ADVANCES in ACOUSTICS & MUSICPlenary Lecture 2Conceiving Music Today: Manifold Compositions, DISSCO and BeyondProfessor Sever TipeiManager Computer Music Project of the University of Illinois Experimental Music StudiosComposition-Theory DivisionSchool of MusicUniversity of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignIL, USAE-mail: s-tipei@uiuc.eduAbstract: Manifold compositions consist of all actual and potential variants of a work that contains elements ofindeterminacy and is generated by a computer reading the same data for each variant. The relationship betweenmanifolds and classes of composition is discussed and a tool (DISSCO) unifying composition and sound synthesis ispresented along with some of its components such as stochastic distributions and sieves. Deterministic and randomprocesses facilitate by DISSCO are shown to correspond to an implicit worldview and the role of the computer isdescribed as that of a collaborator complementing the skill of the human composer. It is also shown how musicalcompositions can be described as complex dynamic systems and two related projects are proposed: a "soundfountain", an ever changing stream of sounds, and a "brewing" piece continuously re-arranging its parts in search ofan nonexistent optimal solution.Brief Biography of the Speaker:Sever Tipei is a composer and theorist whose main fields are Computer Music and Music Formalization. He teachesat the University of Illinois and manages the Computer Music Project of the Experimental Music Studios. Most of hiscompositions were produced with software he designed and implemented at Argonne National Laboratory and at theNational Center for Supercomputing Applications on high performance computers and in the CAVE virtualenvironment.Tipei's papers have appeared in the Computer Music Journal, Leonardo, and in proceedings of various InternationalComputer Music Conferences. His music is recorded on Centaur, Veriatza, and University of Illinois albums. As apianist, he has performed in the United States, Korea, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Romania, andrecorded for the ORION label.ISSN: 1790-5095 12 ISBN: 978-960-474-192-2

RECENT ADVANCES in ACOUSTICS & MUSICAuthors IndexAndron, D.-B. 67 Misievici, C. 132Buciu, D. 73 Nelida, N. 138Bulancea, G. 79 Nezelschi, C. 144Chelaru, C. 83 Paraschiv, C. 126D’Agostino, P. 225 Parpalea, M. 92Danila, I. Z. 87 Pasca, E. M. 149Deng, R. 13 Pop, I. 155Deng, Z. 13 Quartieri, J. 201, 216Dragulin, S. 92 Quintero, R. A. 24Dutica, G. 98 Raducanu, C. A. 186Filimon, R. C. 103 Raducanu, R. 176Goldbach, F. C. 61 Ravina, E. 46Guarnaccia, C. 201, 208, 216 Ressl, M. S. 18Hak, C. C. J. M. 55 Ripa, C. 161Hotoran, A. M. 190 Ruggiero, A. 225Iannone, G. 201, 216 Sangeorzan, L. 92Iatesen, L. 109 Senatore, A. 225Iusca, D. 114 Stanescu, N.-D. 30Jahandideh, A. 35, 40 Tabacu, I. 30Jahandideh, M. 35, 40 Tabacu, S. 30Khaefi, M. 35, 40 Tipei, S. 196Khaefi, S. 35, 40 Toma, A. 51Kosona, F. 176, 182 Vasiliu, L. 166Lenza, T. L. L. 225 Vlahopol, G. 171Lupu, M. M. 120 Wang, Y. 13Mastorakis, N. E. 216 Wundes, P. E. 18Melnic, V. 126ISSN: 1790-5095 231 ISBN: 978-960-474-192-2