VITA 2010

  Vienna Talk 2010 on Music Acoustics
"Bridging the Gaps"
      September 19–21


                 

Acoustics and organology (St. Carter, H. Vereecke)

This session aims to provide a platform for scholars who are dealing with historical musical instruments, such as: musicians, curators, restorers, instrument makers and acousticians. In this session we welcome all papers located in the cross-over area between acoustics and organology.

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Carter; Stewart: 
(Invited) / O
'VICTOR-CHARLES MAHILLON'S THEORIES ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOUTHPIECES FOR BRASSWINDS'
Lambrechts-Douillez; Jeannine: 
(Invited) / O
'AVAILIBILITY OF HISTORIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR RESEARCH'
Bastos; Patricia:  / P'SMALL HOLES OF WONDER'
Carral; Sandra:  / P'THE CHARACTERISTIC SOUND OF THE OBOE: CAN IT BE PLAYED WITH A SINGLE REED AND STILL MAINTAIN ITS TONE COLOUR?'
Doutaut; Vincent:  / P'INNOVATIVE AID FOR INSTRUMENT MAKING: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH BETWEEN WORKSHOPS AND RESEARCH LABORATORIES'
Fouilhe; Eric:  / O'THE CELLO TAILPIECE: HOW IT AFFECTS THE SOUND AND RESPONSE OF THE INSTRUMENT'
Klaus; Sabine:  / O'VALVES UNDER SCRUTINY. AN ACOUSTICAL AND TECHNICAL COMPARISON OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY VALVE TYPES'
Myers; Arnold:  / O'THE INFLUENCE OF BORE SIZE ON BRASSINESS POTENTIAL'
Norman; Lisa:  / O'THE INFLUENCE OF THE MOUTHPIECE ON THE PLAYABILITY OF EARLY ORCHESTRAL HORNS'
Richardson; Bernard:  / P'GUITAR MAKING – THE ACOUSTICIAN’S TALE'
Rose; Maria:  / O'“HE THOUGHT ONE OF THE PARTS WAS SUNG BY A WOMAN STANDING BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT…”: AESTHETIC PERCEPTIONS OF THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY PIANO AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN SCIENCE AND ILLUSION'
Vereecke; Hannes:  / P'CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE, AN ALTERNATIVE TO BRASS (?)'
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