This special issue of Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, & Brain is dedicated to Dr. Leo Beranek not only in acclaim of his 100th birthday in 2014 but also in recognition of his lifelong contributions to the field of architectural acoustics.
The editors have arranged the papers along a line of argument following a "communication chain," beginning with the composition and performance of music, then the physics of concert hall acoustics and the application of acoustic science in concert hall design, and ending with the listener's experience of acoustic quality.
This structure best shows how Dr. Beranek's achievements have triggered both new ideas and the conduct of scientific research.
Table of contents
Building Bridges Between Architectural Acoustics and Psychomusicology: A Tribute to Leo Beranek—Centenarian Scientist, Inventor, and Visionary
Pages 161–165
Cohen, Annabel J.
Guest Editors' Introduction to the Special Issue on "Performance Spaces for Music: Acoustical and Psychological Measurements and Their Interactions" Honoring Dr. Leo Beranek
Pages 166–169
Witew, Ingo B.; Clements, Pamela; Bradley, John S.
Leo L. Beranek: Biographical and Autobiographical Perspectives
Pages 170–180
Beranek, Leo L.; Cohen, Annabel J.
Concert Hall Design: Some Considerations
Pages 181–186
Beranek, Leo L.
Reflections on the Spatial-Sound Imagination of Great Composers
Pages 187–194
Meyer, Juergen
The Influence of Room Acoustics on Solo Music Performance: An Experimental Study
Pages 195–207
Schärer Kalkandjiev, Zora; Weinzierl, Stefan
Influence of Virtual Room Acoustics on Choir Singing
Pages 208–218
Fischinger, Timo; Frieler, Klaus; Louhivuori, Jukka
A Sound Level Distribution Model for Symphony Orchestras: Possibilities and Limitations
Pages 219–231
Wenmaekers, Remy; Hak, Constant
Classical Musicians' Perception of Room Acoustic Conditions
Pages 232–235
Gade, Anders Christian Steensgaard
Adjustable Acoustics and Musician Adaptation at the Concert Hall in Aalborg, Denmark
Pages 236–239
Nakajima, Tateo; Abercrombie, Clemeth L.
Acoustical Quality in Concert Halls as Related to Hall Shape: Shoebox, Surround, and Other
Pages 240–252
Hidaka, Takayuki; Nishihara, Noriko
Can Current Room-Acoustics Indices Specify the Quality of Aural Experience in Concert Halls?
Pages 253–255
Blauert, Jens; Raake, Alexander
Acoustics in Between: Perception of Sound in Rooms Beyond Standard Criteria
Pages 256–271
Halmrast, Tor
Requirement for Low-Frequency Reverberation in Spaces for Music: Part 1: Smaller Rooms for Different Uses
Pages 272–281
Fuchs, Helmut V.; Zha, Xueqin
Requirements for Low-Frequency Reverberation in Spaces for Music: Part 2: Auditoria for Performances and Recordings
Pages 282–293
Fuchs, Helmut V.; Steinke, Gerhard
Studies on the Perception of Bass in Four Concert Halls
Pages 294–305
Tahvanainen, Henna; Pätynen, Jukka; Lokki, Tapio
The Preferred Level Balance Between Direct, Early, and Late Sound in Concert Halls
Pages 306–316
Haapaniemi, Aki; Lokki, Tapio
Perceived Suitability of Reverberation in Large Coupled Volume Concert Halls
Pages 317–325
Luizard, Paul; Katz, Brian F. G.; Guastavino, Catherine
Perceptual Relevance of Location of Reverberation in a Concert Hall
Pages 326–330
Kahle, Eckhard; Mulder, Cees; Wulfrank, Thomas
Relationships Between Perceived Room Acoustic Quality and Perceived Reverberance, Listener Envelopment, and Tonal Quality
Pages 331–338
Kocher, Acadia A.; Vigeant, Michelle C.
Acoustic Quality, Proximity, and Localization in Concert Halls: The Role of Harmonic Phase Alignment
Pages 339–344
Griesinger, David
Influence of Active Listening on Eye Movements While Viewing Images of Concert Halls
Pages 345–354
Minors, Anne; Harvey, Carlo
