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July 22, 2009
Room Acoustics
Singer and composer Melody Parker also works as an architectural acoustician with Charles M. Salter Associates, and here we talk with her about the the evolution of room acoustics, from its origin through several eras of composition. (13 mins.) Recorded and edited by Eric Schurig.
MUSICAL TERMS INCLUDED IN THIS PODCAST
| Acoustics | Renaissance music | Sound absorption | Diffusion |
| Blend | Sustain pedal | Fullness of tone | Octave band |
| Medieval music | Reflection | Direct sound | Gregorian chant |
| Decay | Classical period | Orchestral music | Warmth (bass reverberation) |
| Sound isolation | Two-part invention | Early music | Baroque |
| Harmonic rhythm | Motive | Romantic period | Brightness (treble reverberation) |
| Reverberation time | Chamber music | Secular music | Early reflections |
| Absorption coefficients | Clarity of tone | Volume | Variable acoustics |
Early cathedral music
by Aurora Surgit |
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by Gregorian Chant |
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by Chanticleer |
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by Old Roman Chant |
Chamber music, written for smaller rooms
by Johannes Brahms |
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by Ludwig van Beethoven |
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by Joseph Haydn |
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by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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by Franz Schubert |
Music written for dark, warm halls with copious bass reverberation
by Richard Wagner |
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by Richard Wagner |
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by Richard Wagner |
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by Richard Wagner |
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by Richard Wagner |
Extreme stereo spread, across the balconies of St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice
by Giovanni Gabrieli |
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by Giovanni Gabrieli |
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by Giovanni Gabrieli |
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by Giovanni Gabrieli |
Modern site-specific composition
by Pauline Oliveros |
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by Pauline Oliveros |
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by Pauline Oliveros |
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by Pauline Oliveros |
Comments
I'm an audiologist & am so glad to know that there is at least one of these special folks out there. If you run out of things to do, could you please start visiting restaurants! My unscientific estimate is that 90% of them are acoustical disasters. I haven't known where to even send them for help.
Posted by: Tony Miltich at August 24, 2009 05:28 AM
