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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Barry Blesser; Linda-Ruth Salter |
| ISBN: | 0262026058 9780262026055 |
| OCLC Number: | 67392973 |
| Description: | xi, 437 p. : ill., music ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Acknowledgments -- A personal perspective -- 1. Introduction to aural architecture -- 2. Auditory spatial awareness -- 3. Aural space from prehistory to the present -- 4. Aural arts and musical spaces -- 5. Inventing virtual spaces for music -- 6. Scientific perspectives on spatial acoustics -- 7. Spatial innovators and their private agendas -- 8. Auditory spatial awareness as evolutionary artifact -- 9. Concluding comments -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Barry Blesser and Linda-Ruth Salter. |
| More information: |
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
A Personal Perspective
1 Introduction to Aural Architecture
2 Auditory Spatial Awareness
Introduction to Hearing Space
The Social Components of Aural Architecture
Navigating Space by Listening
Aural Enrichments in Architecture
Application of Spatiality Principles
3 Aural Space from Antiquity to the Present
The Aural Experience of Space as a Cultural Prism
Auditory Awareness as an Extension of Religion
Social Forces Influence Aural Spaces
Industrialization Creates New Aural Attitudes
4 Aural Arts and Musical Spaces
Musical Space as Artistic Abstraction
Enclosures Produce Temporal and Spatial Spreading
Abstract Dimensions and Artistic Concepts
5 Inventing Virtual Spaces for Music
Artistic Dimensions of Space and Location
Artistic Implications of Technical Issues
Art and Engineering Converge in Enveloping Sound
6 Scientific Perspectives on Spatial Acoustics
Evaluating the Experience of Concert Halls
Scientific Models of Enclosed Spaces
Visiting the Inside of Reverberators
7 Innovators and their Private Agendas
Social Values: Goals, Rewards, and Careers
Intellectual Frameworks: Assumptions and Paradigms
8 Spatial Awareness as Evolutionary Artifact
Evolutionary Byproducts Define Modern Man
Hearing as a Means for Navigating and Communicating
Interdependence of Biology, Nature, and Culture
9 Summary and Concluding Comments
Cited References
Index
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