Directivity of the String Instruments and its Influence on the Orchestra Sound in Concert Halls

1969 ◽  
Vol 46 (1A) ◽  
pp. 120-120
Author(s):  
Jurgen Meyer
Keyword(s):  
String Instruments ◽  
Concert Halls

Interrelation of Architectural Concepts and Principles of Artificial Lighting in the Moscow Concert Hall Zaryadye

2019 ◽  
pp. 4-13
Author(s):  
Maria M. Ilyevskaya
Keyword(s):  
Concert Hall ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Artificial Lighting ◽  
Building Type ◽  
Concert Halls ◽  
Architectural Language ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Architectural Planning ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Formal Features

The article is focused on the analysis of the Zaryadye Concert Hall building in Moscow in terms of the significance of artificial lighting for the creation of the imagery and perception of this facility within the typology of entertainment music-oriented buildings. Through the example of modern places of entertainment, the author reveals a number of formal features (typological attributes), which, being common to buildings of this function, constitute the basis of their image and become obvious due to the realized lighting concept. The interpretation of these attributes in the interaction of architectural planning and lighting concepts in the Zaryadye Concert Hall is traced. In conclusion, the distinctive features of the building under consideration are determined. At the same time, they reflect a new understanding of concert halls as a building type, the changes related to the overall development of architecture, as well as the elements of the individual architectural language.

Auf leisen Sohlen/On soft feet

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (05) ◽  
pp. 151-154
Author(s):  
J. Grünwald
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Control ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Room Acoustics ◽  
Sound Insulation ◽  
Open Plan ◽  
Concert Halls ◽  
Important Quality

Ob Großraumbüros, Konzerthallen oder Auditorien – bau- und raumakustische Eigenschaften stellen nicht nur ein wichtiges Qualitätsmerkmal für Gebäude dar, sie bestimmen auch maßgeblich das Wohlgefühl der Nutzer. Wo bisherige Maßnahmen zum Schallschutz mit dem Wunsch nach einer idealen Temperierung von Gebäuden als unvereinbar galten, stellt die Weiss Doppelbodensysteme GmbH, Traditionsunternehmen aus dem schwäbischen Lindach, ein Produkt vor, welches es ermöglicht, beide Kriterien miteinander zu vereinen: Den Akustik-Doppelboden.   Summary Whether open-plan offices, concert halls or auditoriums – building and room acoustics not only represent an important quality feature for buildings, they also significantly determine the well-being of the users. Where previous measures for sound insulation were considered incompatible with the desire for an ideal temperature control of buildings, Weiss Doppelbodensysteme GmbH, a traditional company from the Swabian town of Lindach, presents a product that makes it possible to combine both criteria: the acoustic double floor.

The Edwardians and the Making of a Modern Spanish Obsession

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsty Hooper
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
World War ◽  
Popular Imagination ◽  
Concert Halls ◽  
Material History ◽  
British People ◽  
Industrial Investment

What did the Edwardians know about Spain, and what was that knowledge worth? The Edwardians and the Making of a Modern Spanish Obsession draws on a vast store of largely unstudied primary source material to investigate Spain’s place in the turn-of-the-century British popular imagination. Set against a background of unprecedented emotional, economic and industrial investment in Spain, the book traces the extraordinary transformation that took place in British knowledge about the country and its diverse regions, languages and cultures between the tercentenary of the Spanish Armada in 1888 and the outbreak of World War I twenty-six years later. This empirically-grounded cultural and material history reveals how, for almost three decades, Anglo-Spanish connections, their history and culture were more visible, more colourfully represented, and more enthusiastically discussed in Britain’s newspapers, concert halls, council meetings and schoolrooms, than ever before. It shows how the expansion of education, travel, and publishing created unprecedented opportunities for ordinary British people not only to visit the country, but to see the work of Spanish and Spanish-inspired artists and performers in British galleries, theatres and exhibitions. It explores the work of novelists, travel writers, journalists, scholars, artists and performers to argue that the Edwardian knowledge of Spain was more extensive, more complex and more diverse than we have imagined.

Northeast Modern Language Association

PMLA ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 881-881
Author(s):  
Laura E. Skandera-Trombley
Keyword(s):  
Keynote Speaker ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Modern Language Association ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
Nicole Brossard ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Concert Halls ◽  
Mcgill University ◽  
World Class ◽  
Friday Night

The twenty-seventh annual NEMLA convention will be held in Montreal from 19 to 20 April 1996 at the Hotel du Parc. In the heart of vibrant Montreal, Hotel du Parc is located at the foot of Mount Royal, within walking distance of world-class galleries, museums, and concert halls, exuberant nightlife and gourmet dining on trendy Saint-Laurent and Saint-Denis Streets, and relaxed sidewalk cafes on Prince Arthur's bustling pedestrian mall. McGill University will be the host institution, and Nicole Brossard will be the Friday night keynote speaker.

Occupational Performance Issues and Predictors of Dysfunction in College Instrumentalists

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Rebecca Barton ◽  
Clyde Killian ◽  
Morgan Bushee ◽  
Julia Callen ◽  
Teresa Cupp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Instrumental Music ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Music Majors ◽  
Occupational Performance ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
String Instruments ◽  
College Age ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Minimal Research ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Music-related injuries among musicians, including younger musicians, have been well documented; however, minimal research has been completed with college-aged instrumentalists. The purpose of this research study was to describe the presence of physical symptoms in college-age musicians and the impact of these symptoms on music-playing and other daily occupations. Data collection was completed on college instrumental music majors using two survey questionnaires, which documented the presence of physical symptoms in the upper limb and the impact of these symptoms on function. The results indicate that a significant number of students reported pain or discomfort that occurred during music-playing, at rest, and during other daily occupations. Results were consistent with the literature in regards to the prevalence of symptoms in female instrumentalists as compared to males and the occurrence of more symptoms in those individuals playing string instruments and piano as compared to other instrument groups. Also, as self-reported pain increased, a greater level of dysfunction in occupational performance was found. Results also indicated that when participants were already implementing intervention strategies, this was perhaps a predictor of the presence of pain and dysfunction. Health professionals should be encouraged to provide preventive education for student musicians and to use outcome measures, such as the Disabilities of the Hand, Arm, and Shoulder (DASH) outcome measure, to identify the potential for functional impairments.

Restoring Wrist Rotation in Injured Pianists and Violinists

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-90
Author(s):  
Ian Winspur ◽  
Katherine Butler
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Distal Ulna ◽  
Professional Musicians ◽  
String Instruments ◽  
Wrist Fractures ◽  
Technical Details ◽  
The Ideal

Wrist fractures are common injuries in musicians, and a number of these fractures heal in a mal-united position, interfering with wrist rotation. This can prevent musicians who play keyboard instruments and the smaller string instruments from assuming the required wrist positions. Resection of the distal ulna (Darrach procedure), while somewhat discredited for the general population, has proved to be the ideal operation for this problem in musicians and has been used successfully on five professional musicians. This procedure, the rationale for its use in musicians, and the important technical details are discussed.

Playability of the wolf note of bowed string instruments

2018 ◽  
Vol 144 (5) ◽  
pp. 2852-2858
Author(s):  
Ailin Zhang ◽  
Jim Woodhouse
Keyword(s):  
String Instruments
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