Throughout its nearly 1,500-year history, Hagia Sophia — the historic house of worship in Istanbul — has been an inspiration not only to worshipers but to musicians as well (and to the many who belong ...

A new technology that relies on a system of inflatable sound absorbers may help make any performance hall instantly convertible into a venue for music ranging from classical to hard rock. The ...

Great music needs more than talented performers—it needs a space that lets sound breathe and reach every corner of the room with clarity. Acoustic design is part science and part art, combining ...

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1. Musical acoustics: science or myth? -- 2. Sounds and listeners -- 3. Acoustics and music -- 4. Subjective attributes of musical-acoustic quality -- 5. Interviews and measurements -- 6. The ...

A team based at Stanford University used virtual acoustics to bring Istanbul to California and reconstruct the sonic world of Byzantine cathedral music. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim Turquoise ...

Leading music school prepares students for the future of professional audio with state-of-the-art L-ISA immersive sound system Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music has positioned itself at the ...