Theory of Vibration and Normal Modes

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I'm looking for an in depth and comprehensive treatment of the theory of normal modes; any suggestions?
 
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"Vibrations and Waves" by French, or the section in Marion and Thornton. If French is not what you're looking for, it has a good bibliography so check that out.
 
French is a good basic introduction, but doesn't cover matrix methiods. For that supplement with the chapters on oscillations in Symon or Goldstein.