Umfang:
ix, 254 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln :
,
Illustrationen, Notenbeispiele ;
,
23 cm.
ISBN:
978-0-367-44087-9
Serie:
Music and visual culture
Inhalt:
"Icons of Sound: Voice, Architecture and Imagination in Medieval Art brings together art history and sound studies to offer new perspectives on medieval churches and cathedrals as spaces where the perception of the visual is inherently shaped by sound. The chapters encompass a wide geographic and historical range, from the fifth to the fifteenth century, and from Armenia and Byzantium to Venice, Rome, and Santiago de Compostela. Contributors offer nuanced explorations of the importance of intangible sonic aura to these spaces, including the temporal and performative nature of ritual music, as well as the use of digital technology to reconstruct historical aural environments. Rooted in a decade-long interdisciplinary research project at Stanford University, Icons of Sound expands our understanding of the inherently intertwined relationship between medieval chant and liturgy, the acoustics of architectural spaces, and their visual aesthetics. Together, the contributors provide insights that are relevant across art history, sound studies, musicology, and medieval studies"--
Anmerkung:
"This collection of essays arose from an encounter between the medieval and the contemporary. Most of the authors participated in a symposium at Stanford University in November 2016 (...)" (Seite 8)
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-003-00746-3
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Theologie/Religionswissenschaften
Schlagwort(e):
Kirchenbau
;
Architektur
;
Kirchengesang
;
Klang
;
Liturgie
;
Konferenzschrift
;
Konferenzschrift
;
Aufsatzsammlung
