As listeners of classical music, we sometimes wonder how it would have sounded its original listeners. Research has led to historically informed performances using elements such as period instruments, locations, and performance techniques.
Pipedreams host Michael Barone recently passed around this article about two scientists who did an analysis of two Venetian churches to see how the acoustics would have affected performances 400 years ago.
The results are quite fascinating and include recordings of a polyphonic work modified to fit the results of the model.
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