The Influence of Room Acoustics on Musical Performance and Interpretation—A Pilot Study

Berg J, Jullander S, Sundkvist P, Kjekshus H. The Influence of Room Acoustics on Musical Performance and Interpretation—A Pilot Study. In: AES Convention 140. Audio Engineering Society; 2016. Paper 9584. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18282

@inproceedings{Berg2016_18282,
  author = {Berg, Jan and Jullander, Sverker and Sundkvist, Petter and Kjekshus, Helge},
  title = {{The Influence of Room Acoustics on Musical Performance and Interpretation—A Pilot Study}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 140},
  note = {Paper 9584},
  year = {2016},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18282}
}

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AB  - Concert hall acoustics is an important factor that influences musical performance. Different acoustics lead to different musical results. For a musical performer, the artistic impression of a performance is paramount. Therefore, it is essential to study the relation between concert hall acoustics and musical performance. Such studies might also be relevant for architects and acousticians. A pilot study was devised, enabled by a unique concert hall with mechanically variable acoustics. A musician played the grand piano at four trials, each having a distinctive acoustic condition. The trials were recorded for later analysis. The performances were assessed by experts and the pianist himself. The results show that clear as well as subtle differences in interpretation and performance between the trials existed.
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