Music and space: a systematic and historical investigation into the impact of architectural acoustics on performance practice followed by a study of handel’s messiah
Auteur :
Baumann, Dorothea
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034306157
Date de publication :
11 nov. 2011
Dimensions :
24,0 x 17,0 cm
Poids :
840 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
How can a musical work that was written specifically for a certain architectural space survive dramatic changes in performance conditions, as in the case of Handel's Messiah? How do different acoustical conditions affect basic aesthetic premises? This book deals with these questions.