medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>to the total surface area of the stone/glass walls) square footage of
>suspended, heavy fabric *might* have had a significant deadening
> >accoustical
>effect --i have noted that a recently built recital hall at the >Indiana U.
>School of Muzak has included in its realisation some quite
>(relatively) small
>fabric baffles which can be lowered into place at the ceiling level (50
>feet
>or so up), presumably part of a State-o-Thart accoustical design.
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The University of British Columbia's "new" theatre - the Chan Centre - was
finished about 2 years ago. In it, there are numerous devices to aid with
acoustics. One of which is a series of "curtains" that can be raised and
lowered (from the ceiling to the bottom floor in some cases) depending on
the music being played, or the event (speaking requires different "tuning"
than music).
I find this idea of the use of tapestries in churches as an aid to acoustics
very intriguing... and (seeing today's "new" ideas) very likely.
Best,
Sara
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