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SNAP versus BOOM

Have you ever noticed that fireworks up close go SNAP SNAP-SNAP,
while fireworks far away go BOOM BOOM-BOOM?

The timbre of the sound is markedly different different.

A friend of mine remarked on this and asked Why?
Is there any good physics in this?