The Sound of Science: How Does Space Shape Sound?

Melbourne Recital Centre Podcasts

In this edition of Melbourne Recital Centre's Soundescapes podcast: How have the acoustics of buildings shaped the style of music that is composed and performed within them? In essence, how does space shape sound? Join acoustician Cameron Hough from ARUP and Ensemble Gombert in this special talks event live from Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. Topics explored in this podcast include how church music changed from plainsong to polyphony in the reverberant acoustic of Renaissance Italian churches, to the contrapuntal cantatas by Bach in the drier acoustic of German churches. How the different acoustics of the Eisenstadt Palace and the Hanover Square Rooms influenced Haydn’s writing in his symphonies, and how Wagner created a completely new sound-world for opera in his new theatre at Bayreuth.