Concert halls and opera houses : music, acoustics, and architecture / Leo Beranek.

Main entry:

Beranek, Leo L. (Leo Leroy), 1914-2016, author.

Title & Author:

Concert halls and opera houses : music, acoustics, and architecture / Leo Beranek.

Edition:

Second edition.

Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, [2004]
©2004

Description:

xxii, 661 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Revised edition of: Concert and opera halls. 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-645) and indexes.
Chapter one. Music and acoustics -- Chapter two. The language of musical acoustics -- Chapter three. One hundred concert halls and opera houses -- Chapter four. Acoustics of concert halls -- Chapter five. Acoustics of opera houses -- Appendices 1-3 -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index.

Summary:

"This illustrated guide to one hundred of the world's important concert halls and opera houses examines their architecture and engineering and discusses their acoustical quality as judged by conductors and music critics. The descriptions and photographs will serve as a valuable guide for today's peripatetic performers and music lovers. With technical discussions relegated to appendices, the book can be read with pleasure by anyone interested in musical performance." "In addition, Beranek tells how composers adapt the style of their music to particular halls and how musicians adjust their playing to complement the acoustics. He also proposes a common language for musicians and acousticians." "The photographs (specially commissioned for this book) and architectural drawings (all to the same scale), together with modern acoustical data on each of the halls, provide a resource on the design of halls for presenting musical performances. Together with the technical appendices, the data and drawings will serve as an invaluable reference for architects and engineers involved in the design of spaces for the performance of music."--Jacket.

Resources:
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Table of contents
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Publisher description

ISBN:

0387955240 (alk. paper)
9780387955247 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Architectural acoustics.
Music-halls.
Theaters.
Acoustique architecturale.
Salles de concert.
Opéras (Édifices)
concert halls.
opera houses.
Akustik
Architektur
Konzertsaal
Opernhaus
Raumakustik
Acústica arquitetônica.
Acústica musical.
Teatros (arquitetura)
acoustique salle de concert guide.
acoustique architecture musique guide.
acoustique opéra (bâtiment) guide.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 229879
Call No.: NA2800 .B39 2004
Status: Available

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