When Johann Wolfgang von Goethe called architecture "frozen music", he must have been thinking of the great concert halls of Europe. These halls serve as performance venues for classical instrumental music as well as operas, choral works and ballets.
While creating a visually appealing building is a chief concern of any architect, those who specialize in concert hall design must also be well versed in architectural acoustics, the science of noise control. Ideally, concert halls will block noise from entrances and exterior vestibules, and enhance the music being made onstage. The materials the building is made from, as well as the way in which they are used will determine the acoustic character of a given hall.
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