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Auditorium acoustics and architectural design /

Modern concert halls and opera houses are specialized buildings with special acoustical characteristics. This title offers an important resource for architects, engineers and auditorium technicians.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Barron, Michael, 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Spon Press, 2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Preface to the first edition; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 Sound and rooms; 3 Acoustics for the symphony concert hall; 4 The development of the concert hall; 5 British concert halls and conclusions for concert hall acoustics; 6 Chamber music and recital halls; 7 Acoustics for speech; 8 Theatre acoustics; 9 Acoustics for opera; 10 Acoustics for multi-purpose use; 11 Multi-purpose halls in Britain; 12 The art and science of acoustics; Appendix A: Sound reflection and reverberation calculation; Appendix B: Objective measures for music auditoria.