The acoustics of performance halls
Subtitle: spaces for music from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl
By: J. Christopher Jaffe ; foreword by Leo L. Beranek.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780393732559
Subjects: Architectural acoustics; Centers for the performing arts; Music -- Acoustics and physics
Other titles: Spaces for music from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A design revolution; title: Breaking away; title: Where music, acoustics, and architecture meet; title: The orchestra platform-the last frontier; title: Designing the "shoebox" concert hall; title: Musical memory; title: Case study : Kennedy Center Music Hall; title: Recital halls; title: New surround style; title: Multipurpose performance halls; title: Case study : Severance Hall; title: The symphonic summer music pavilion; title: Case study : Blossom Music Center; title: Amphitheaters and mobile symphony stages; title: Concert hall shapers; title: Case study : Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall; title: Cab forward; title: Electronic architecture; title: Case study : the Concord Pavilion; title: Art and architecture : will the twain meet?