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

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

Publication Info. New York, NY : Springer, [2004]
©2004

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Edition 2nd ed.
Description xxii, 661 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Note Revised edition of: Concert and opera halls. 1996.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-645) and indexes.
Contents 1. Music and acoustics -- 2. The language of musical acoustics -- 3. One hundred concert halls and opera houses -- 4. Acoustics of concert halls -- 5. 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.
Subject Architectural acoustics.
Architectural acoustics.
Music-halls.
Music-halls.
Theaters.
Theaters.
Acoustique architecturale.
Salles de concert.
Opéras (Édifices)
Akustik.
Architektur.
Konzertsaal.
Opernhaus.
Acústica arquitetônica.
Acústica musical.
Teatros (arquitetura)
acoustique -- salle de concert -- guide.
acoustique -- architecture -- musique -- guide.
acoustique -- opéra (bâtiment) -- guide.
Konzertsaal.
Raumakustik.
Opernhaus.
Architektur.
Acústica arquitetônica.
Acústica musical.
Teatros (arquitetura)
Added Title Concert and opera halls https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2016056822
ISBN 0387955240 (alkaline paper)
9780387955247 (alkaline paper)
Music No. SPIN 10882373 Springer