Aural Architecture in Byzantium: Music, Acoustics, and Ritual

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Aural Architecture in Byzantium: Music, Acoustics, and Ritual is written by Bissera Pentcheva and published by Taylor & Francis. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 135178689X (ISBN 10) and 9781351786898 (ISBN 13).

Aural architecture identifies those features of a building that can be perceived by the act of listening in them. Emerging from the challenge to reconstruct sonic and spatial experiences of the deep past, this book invites readers into the complex world of the Byzantine liturgy, experienced in its chanted form in interiors covered with monumental mosaics and frescoes. The multidisciplinary collection of ten essays explores the intersection of Byzantine liturgy, music, acoustics, and architecture in the Late Antique churches of Constantinople, Jerusalem and Rome, and reflects on the role digital technology can play in re-creating aspects of the sensually rich performance of the divine word.