Buildings for Music The Architect, the Musician, and the Listener from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day |
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| Author:
| Forsyth, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-262-06089-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1985 |
| Publisher: | MIT Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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In this remarkable study, Michael Forsyth - designer of concert halls, architect, and violinist - examines the effect of musical taste and style on architecture and the reciprocal influence that buildings and their acoustics have had on musical performance and composition.
In this remarkable study, Michael Forsyth - designer of concert halls, architect, and violinist - examines the effect of musical taste and style on architecture and the reciprocal influence that buildings and their acoustics have had on musical performance and composition.