Dynamical Analysis, evaluation and realization of Western Churches and Opera houses

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26300019
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: ITO Ken 東京大学, 大学院情報学環, 准教授 (20323488)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 青木 直史 北海道大学, 情報科学研究科, 助教 (80322832) ; 添田 喜治 国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所, 関西センター健康工学部門, 研究員 (10415698)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: music / space / church / opera house / analysis / performing techniques

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Through the comparative study of dynamical music acoustics of churches, temples and opera houses in Japan and Europe, we had revealed fundamental characteristics of those performing spaces in relation to rituals and performances. As there is no previous research of musical acoustics in vertical variety, we have built physical mathematical models for the measurement on the basis of correlation function analysis.By use of those new methods we have analyzed dynamical characteristics of Bayreuther Festspielhous in Bayern, Germany built by the composer R. Wagner, performing Wagner’s Musikdrama in the festspielhouse. With this we have systemized the conducting technique of space-time performance for the first time on the basis of Boulez-Ito Angular Dynamic Method and published it.Applying new mathematical methods we have also revealed musical-acoustic characteristic dynamics of ancient Greek “harmonia” on the basis of Heterodyne resonance.

Free Research Field

作曲　指揮　数理解析