Importance of concert hall acoustics
for composers, conductors and musicians
different composers (and conductors) prefer different acoustics
examples: Mozart, Beethoven preferred to conduct in
Wiener Hofburg with 1.4 sec reverberation time
Brahms, Bruckner Mahler preferred Musikvereinsaal
Vienna with 2.1 sec reverberation time.
Wagner assisted in acoustic design of Bayreuth Theater
Insertion of galleries in Thomaskirche, Leipzig reduced
reverb time. This permitted articulation of fast passages
-> resulted in Bach Mass in B-minor and St.Mathew Passion.
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