Auditorium Acoustics

Raf Orlowski

doi:10.3390/acoustics1030040

Abstract

This Special Issue on the subject of Auditorium Acoustics follows an international conference which was held at the new Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg in October, 2018 [...]

Highlights

The conference included attendance at an orchestral rehearsal in the new concert hall, which led to an interesting debate about the relative merits of the “shoebox” and “vineyard terrace” types of hall [1,2]
Beranek’s thinking was presented by his personal friend Jerry Hyde, whilst research work in the 1960’s including that of Marshall and Barron was written by Barron himself
The remaining papers, which include ideas on dynamic spatial responsiveness in concert halls [5], subjective rating of acoustic conditions in a symphony orchestra [6], and a practical comparison between “shoebox” and “vineyard terrace” halls are excellently bookended in the paper by Tapio Lokki and Jukka Patynen entitled "Architectural features that make Music Bloom inn Concert Halls" [2]

Summary

Introduction

The conference included attendance at an orchestral rehearsal in the new concert hall, which led to an interesting debate about the relative merits of the “shoebox” and “vineyard terrace” types of hall [1,2].

Results

Conclusion