Concert Halls and Opera Houses Music, Acoustics, and Architecture

Concert Halls and Opera Houses Music, Acoustics, and Architecture / by Leo Beranek.

The first question any lover of classical music usually asks an acoustician is, "Which are the best halls in the world?" The response -the three halls rated highest by world-praised conductors and music critics of the largest newspapers were built in 1870, 1888, and 1900- always prompts th...

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Main Author: Beranek, Leo L. (Leo Leroy), 1914-2016 (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
Edition:2nd ed. 2004.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Acoustics.
Buildings—Design and construction.
Building.
Construction.
Engineering, Architectural.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • One Music and Acoustics
  • What Are Good Acoustics?
  • Acoustics and the Performers
  • Acoustics and Musical Periods
  • Acoustics and Listeners
  • Two The Language of Musical Acoustics
  • Definitions and Explanations of Selected Terms
  • Three One Hundred Concert Halls and Opera Houses
  • United States
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • Denmark
  • England
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Venezuela
  • Wales
  • Four Acoustics of Concert Halls
  • Rank-Orderings of Acoustical Quality of 58 Concert Halls Developed from Interviews and Questionnaires
  • Reverberation Time: Musicians Preferences
  • Architectural Basics
  • Physical Measures of Acoustical Quality
  • Further Architectural Considerations
  • Architectural Design of Chamber Music Halls
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Five Acoustics of Opera Houses
  • Questionnaire Rank-Orderings of Acoustical Quality of 21 Opera Houses
  • Objective Measurements of the Acoustical Properties of 23 Opera Houses
  • Orchestra Pits
  • Appendix 1 Terminology Definitions, and Conversion Factors
  • Appendix 2 Acoustical Data for Concert Halls & Opera Houses
  • Appendix 3 Equations, Technical Data, and Sound Absorption
  • Name Index.

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