Towards Italian opera houses: a review of acoustic design in pre-Sabine scholars
D D'Orazio, S Nannini - Acoustics, 2019 - mdpi.com
The foundation of architectural acoustics as an independent science is generally referred to
Sabine's early studies and their application. Nevertheless, since the 16th Century, a great
number of authors wrote essays and treatises on the design of acoustic spaces, with a
growing attention to the newborn typology of the Opera house, whose evolution is strongly
connected to the cultural background of the Italian peninsula. With roots in the Renaissance
rediscovery of Vitruvius's treatise and his acoustic theory, 16th-to 19th-Century Italian …
Sabine's early studies and their application. Nevertheless, since the 16th Century, a great
number of authors wrote essays and treatises on the design of acoustic spaces, with a
growing attention to the newborn typology of the Opera house, whose evolution is strongly
connected to the cultural background of the Italian peninsula. With roots in the Renaissance
rediscovery of Vitruvius's treatise and his acoustic theory, 16th-to 19th-Century Italian …