Soundscapes of Byzantium: The Acheiropoietos Basilica and the Cathedral of Hagia Sophia in Thessaloniki
In 2014, an international team of scholars measured the acoustical properties of eight Byzantine churches in Thessaloniki. This article examines two of the tested churches, the Acheiropoietos basilica and the Cathedral of Hagia Sophia, in order to provide objective and phenomenolo...
| Veröffentlicht in: | HESPERIA. - American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1932. - 87(2018), 1, Seite 177-213 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
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2018
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | HESPERIA |
| Schlagworte: | Byzantine Thessaloniki Basilica Cathedral Church Archaeoacoustics Sound Arts Physical sciences Economics |
| Zusammenfassung: | In 2014, an international team of scholars measured the acoustical properties of eight Byzantine churches in Thessaloniki. This article examines two of the tested churches, the Acheiropoietos basilica and the Cathedral of Hagia Sophia, in order to provide objective and phenomenological accounts of how sound—both chanted and spoken—was produced and received. Framing the soundscape of each church through an examination of its original shape, furnishings, decoration, liturgy, music, acoustics, and psychoacoustics raises new questions about ties between the two buildings and the streets that connected them. This study also deepens our understanding of the archaeoacoustics of Thessaloniki's early churches. |
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| ISSN: | 15535622 |