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Acoustic environment of Andalusian cathedrals
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-0537
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4908-8416
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7551-1348
Abstract The growing interest over recent decades in acoustic behaviour of heritage buildings has been triggered by the focus on providing new information about their cultural character. Cathedrals form an essential part of Europe's cultural, architectural and artistic heritage, and the preservation of their sound is of major importance for the safeguarding of their singular ambiences. This work describes the acoustic aspects of the main cathedrals of Andalusia, which constitute vast places of worship currently viewed as multifunctional enclosures capable of housing a large audience. Following a methodology based on measuring the monaural and binaural impulse responses, acoustic parameters are determined that are associated with the various uses and areas of each cathedral. The monumental size of these buildings and the characteristics of the materials used in their construction render cathedrals highly reverberant spaces. Results confirm that both the distribution of the early reflected energy, and the acoustic characteristics of reverberation, spaciousness, strength, and clarity set for favourable transmission of spoken or sung messages and music, exhibit a remarkable dependence on sound-source location and its areas of influence.
Highlights The highly reverberant environments of 6 large Andalusian cathedrals are analysed. Source locations related with the uses of cathedrals are acoustically analysed. Formulation of global indices is adjusted to summarise the acoustics of cathedrals. Acoustic intangible heritage of six Andalusian cathedrals is recovered.
Acoustic environment of Andalusian cathedrals
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-0537
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4908-8416
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7551-1348
Abstract The growing interest over recent decades in acoustic behaviour of heritage buildings has been triggered by the focus on providing new information about their cultural character. Cathedrals form an essential part of Europe's cultural, architectural and artistic heritage, and the preservation of their sound is of major importance for the safeguarding of their singular ambiences. This work describes the acoustic aspects of the main cathedrals of Andalusia, which constitute vast places of worship currently viewed as multifunctional enclosures capable of housing a large audience. Following a methodology based on measuring the monaural and binaural impulse responses, acoustic parameters are determined that are associated with the various uses and areas of each cathedral. The monumental size of these buildings and the characteristics of the materials used in their construction render cathedrals highly reverberant spaces. Results confirm that both the distribution of the early reflected energy, and the acoustic characteristics of reverberation, spaciousness, strength, and clarity set for favourable transmission of spoken or sung messages and music, exhibit a remarkable dependence on sound-source location and its areas of influence.
Highlights The highly reverberant environments of 6 large Andalusian cathedrals are analysed. Source locations related with the uses of cathedrals are acoustically analysed. Formulation of global indices is adjusted to summarise the acoustics of cathedrals. Acoustic intangible heritage of six Andalusian cathedrals is recovered.
Acoustic environment of Andalusian cathedrals
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-0537
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4908-8416
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7551-1348
Abstract The growing interest over recent decades in acoustic behaviour of heritage buildings has been triggered by the focus on providing new information about their cultural character. Cathedrals form an essential part of Europe's cultural, architectural and artistic heritage, and the preservation of their sound is of major importance for the safeguarding of their singular ambiences. This work describes the acoustic aspects of the main cathedrals of Andalusia, which constitute vast places of worship currently viewed as multifunctional enclosures capable of housing a large audience. Following a methodology based on measuring the monaural and binaural impulse responses, acoustic parameters are determined that are associated with the various uses and areas of each cathedral. The monumental size of these buildings and the characteristics of the materials used in their construction render cathedrals highly reverberant spaces. Results confirm that both the distribution of the early reflected energy, and the acoustic characteristics of reverberation, spaciousness, strength, and clarity set for favourable transmission of spoken or sung messages and music, exhibit a remarkable dependence on sound-source location and its areas of influence.
Highlights The highly reverberant environments of 6 large Andalusian cathedrals are analysed. Source locations related with the uses of cathedrals are acoustically analysed. Formulation of global indices is adjusted to summarise the acoustics of cathedrals. Acoustic intangible heritage of six Andalusian cathedrals is recovered.
Acoustic environment of Andalusian cathedrals
Álvarez-Morales, Lidia (author) / Girón, Sara (author) / Galindo, Miguel (author) / Zamarreño, Teófilo (author)
Building and Environment ; 103 ; 182-192
2016-04-12
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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