Music and Architecture in History
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Author: Michael Webb
This selection of ninety halls traces their evolution from the baroque era to the latest innovations and explains how architects and acousticians enrich the experience of playing and listening. It’s a celebration of two arts that support each other and of a glorious legacy that is constantly renewing itself.Architectural writer Michael Webb and music impresario Thomas Aujero Small travelled all over Europe, exploring theaters, talking to their artistic directors and attending performances. They chose exemplars, grand or modest, which delight the eyes and the ears, while embodying a rich heritage or building a new audience. Their account of the history, architecture and programming of each theater is illustrated with 190 vivid images.
ISBN 9781966515371. ORO Editions. hb. .
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This selection of ninety halls traces their evolution from the baroque era to the latest innovations and explains how architects and acousticians enrich the experience of playing and listening. It’s a celebration of two arts that support each other and of a glorious legacy that is constantly renewing itself.Architectural writer Michael Webb and music impresario Thomas Aujero Small travelled all over Europe, exploring theaters, talking to their artistic directors and attending performances. They chose exemplars, grand or modest, which delight the eyes and the ears, while embodying a rich heritage or building a new audience. Their account of the history, architecture and programming of each theater is illustrated with 190 vivid images.
ISBN 9781966515371. ORO Editions. hb. .
not yet published