Echo's chambers architecture and the idea of acoustic space

A room's acoustic character seems at once the most technical and the most mystical of concerns. Since the early Enlightenment, European architects have systematically endeavored to represent and control the propagation of sound in large interior spaces. Their work has been informed by the scien...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Clarke, Joseph L., autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press [2021]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Translations
  • Introduction: "The Night Shall Be Filled with Music"
  • 1. Domesticating Echo: Clamors in Print
  • 2. Spaces Heard and Seen: Constructing Acoustic Naturalism
  • 3. The Catacaoustic Imagination: Enchantment by Immersion
  • 4. Redeeming the Senses: The Acoustics of Total Art
  • 5. Listening Out of Place: Modern Architecture and acoustique électronique
  • Conclusion: On Further Reflection
  • Color Plates
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.