As performance art forms have developed over the centuries, so too have the specialized buildings to house them. Functionally and acoustically, the special properties of a particular room type enhance the quality of a performace, raising artistic and production standards. Modern concert halls and opera houses are now very specialized buildings with special acosutical characteristics. Michaal Barron explores these characteristics in his comprehensive book. In this second edition the author presents five new concert halls and provides the necessary supporting data to explain their properties and characteristiscs. The 2nd edition will be an important resource for architects, engineers and auditorium technicans.
Author(s): Michael Barron
Edition: 2
Publisher: Spon Press
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 504
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Preface to the first edition......Page 12
Foreword......Page 14
1 Introduction......Page 16
2 Sound and rooms......Page 25
3 Acoustics for the symphony concert hall......Page 53
4 The development of the concert hall......Page 90
5 British concert halls and conclusions for concert hall acoustics......Page 143
6 Chamber music and recital halls......Page 245
7 Acoustics for speech......Page 273
8 Theatre acoustics......Page 291
9 Acoustics for opera......Page 348
10 Acoustics for multi-purpose use......Page 400
11 Multi-purpose halls in Britain......Page 425
12 The art and science of acoustics......Page 466
Appendix A: Sound reflection and reverberation calculation......Page 472
Appendix B: Objective measures for music auditoria......Page 476
Appendix C: Further objective results in concert halls......Page 482
Appendix D: Objective measures for speech auditoria......Page 486
Name index......Page 491
Subject index......Page 496
