Archaeoacoustics around the world: a literature review (2016–2022)

G Navas-Reascos, LM Alonso-Valerdi… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Acoustics has been integrated with archaeology to better understand the social and cultural
context of past cultures. Specifically, public events such as rituals or ceremonies, where an …

Italian-style opera houses: a historical review

D D'Orazio - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Attending an opera involves a multi-sensory evaluation (acoustical, visual, and more),
cultural background and other emotional parameters. The present work aims to investigate …

Acoustic Characterization of Edzna: A Measurement Dataset

G Navas-Reascos, G Wilhelm-deAlba… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Acoustic characterizations of different locations are necessary to obtain relevant information
on their behavior, particularly in the case of places that have not been fully understood or …

The Proscenium of Opera Houses as a disappeared intangible heritage: A virtual reconstruction of the 1840s original design of the Alighieri Theatre in Ravenna

D D'Orazio, A Rovigatti, M Garai - Acoustics, 2019 - mdpi.com
In a Historical Opera House (HOH), the proscenium is the foreground part of the stage. Until
the end of the 19th Century, it was extended through the cavea, being the orchestra placed …

From worship space to auditorium: Acoustic design and experimental analysis of sound absorption systems for the new auditorium of San Francesco al Prato in …

C Buratti, E Belloni, F Merli, M Ambrosi, L Shtrepi… - Applied Acoustics, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present paper the design and the ante-and post-operam experimental analysis of the
acoustic performance of the church of San Francesco al Prato in Perugia (Italy) are …

Acoustic measurements of Edzna: A Mayan archaeological place in Mexico

G Navas-Reascos, NE Naal-Ruiz… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the years, numerous acoustic measurements have been made to examine
archaeological spaces, providing valuable insights into how sound played a role in several …

On the performance of existing acoustic energy models when applied to multi-purpose performance halls

J Gao, SK Tang, Y Zhao, Y Cai, L Pan - Applied Acoustics, 2020 - Elsevier
Acoustical measurements were done in two multi-purpose performance halls in the present
study. The measured data are compared with predictions from three acoustic energy models …

Acoustic analysis of a well-preserved Renaissance music space: The Odeo Cornaro in Padua

G Fratoni, D D'Orazio, M Ducceschi… - Acta …, 2024 - acta-acustica.edpsciences.org
The Odeo Cornaro is a remarkable example of Renaissance architecture featuring an
octagonal umbrella-vaulted hall surrounded by four adjacent barrel-vaulted spaces …

Acoustic comfort in a worship space made of cross-laminated timber

G Fratoni, D D'Orazio, L Barbaresi - Building Acoustics, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The construction of a new worship space in cross-laminated timber provides a good
opportunity to include acoustic needs in the whole design development. The surface …

The coupled rooms of Odeo Cornaro (1534) as support for Renaissance musicians and soloists

G Fratoni, D D'Orazio, M Ducceschi, M Garai - Proceedings ICA 2022, 2022 - cris.unibo.it
The Odeo Cornaro in Padua (Italy) is a well-preserved XVI Century octangular music space
(from Latin the ottangulo) surrounded by communicating smaller halls. Inspired by Roman …