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Leo Beranek - Concert Halls and Opera Houses - 9780387955247 - V9780387955247
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Concert Halls and Opera Houses

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Description for Concert Halls and Opera Houses Hardcover. A guide to 100 of the world's most important concert halls and opera houses. It examines their architecture and engineering and discusses their acoustical quality as judged by conductors and music critics. It is suitable for peripatetic performers and music lovers, and for those who are interested in musical performance. Num Pages: 686 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; AMGC; PHDS; TNK; TT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 192 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1376.
The first question any lover of classical music usually asks an acoustician is, "Which are the best halls in the world?" The response -the three halls rated highest by world-praised conductors and music critics of the largest newspapers were built in 1870, 1888, and 1900- always prompts the next query: "Why are those so good while many halls built after 1950 seem to be mediocre or failures?" You will find answers to these questions in this book, the result of a half-century's research into the very complex field of acoustics of halls for music. 
Following the first chapters, which establish ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
688
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
661
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387955247
SKU
V9780387955247
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

Reviews for Concert Halls and Opera Houses
From the reviews of the second edition: Advance praise for Leo Beranek's "Concert Halls and Opera Houses: Music, Acoustics, and Architecture"
PHILIP GOSSETT, PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: Given the many controversies surrounding the acoustical properties of concert halls and opera houses, it is a relief to be guided by someone who ... Read more

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