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    Vitruvius and Acoustics: The Ten Books of Architecture

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    Vitruvius was an architect in ancient Rome who wrote the architectural work "De Architectura". In Book 5, he discusses public buildings like theaters and the importance of acoustics. He explains that theaters should be designed so that all audience members can see and hear clearly. Vitruvius recommends placing resonating bronze vases in theaters to help project actors' voices throughout the space based on Aristoxenus' musical theories. The vases would vibrate sympathetically with certain sound frequencies to make some voices louder. However, Vitruvius notes acoustic vases were not used in Roman theaters.

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    Vitruvius was an architect in ancient Rome who wrote the architectural work "De Architectura". In Book 5, he discusses public buildings like theaters and the importance of acoustics. He explains that theaters should be designed so that all audience members can see and hear clearly. Vitruvius recommends placing resonating bronze vases in theaters to help project actors' voices throughout the space based on Aristoxenus' musical theories. The vases would vibrate sympathetically with certain sound frequencies to make some voices louder. However, Vitruvius notes acoustic vases were not used in Roman theaters.

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    Vitruvius was an architect in ancient Rome who wrote the architectural work "De Architectura". In Book 5, he discusses public buildings like theaters and the importance of acoustics. He explains that theaters should be designed so that all audience members can see and hear clearly. Vitruvius recommends placing resonating bronze vases in theaters to help project actors' voices throughout the space based on Aristoxenus' musical theories. The vases would vibrate sympathetically with certain sound frequencies to make some voices louder. However, Vitruvius notes acoustic vases were not used in Roman theaters.

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    VITRUVIUS AND

    ACOUSTICS
    THE TEN BOOKS OF ARCHITECTURE
    Marco V. Pollio Vitruvius
    • He was the architect of at least one
    complete unit of buildings for Augustus
    in the reconstruction of Rome.
    • He was the author of The ten books on
    architecture
    • De Architectura is a collection of ten
    books detailing his practical experience
    with traditional Greek theory of the
    time.
    • Book 5: Public Buildings, Theatres (and
    music), Baths and Harbours
    Music and • He explained that musical theory
    is important in architecture and
    acoustics mechanical design.
    •
    play an Vitruvius based the acoustic
    vases to the theory of
    important Aristoxenus,
    • Aristoxenus sets out a theory
    role on of scale structure and a method
    classical for analysis.

    architecture.
    • The acoustical problem caused by the reflection of sound waves,
    namely that interference to the original source is created by
    reflections making the original less clearly audible or defined.

    • He come up to a solution which is resonating bronze vases,


    different numbers of vases should be used depending on the size of
    the theatre.

    • Vases are placed in chambers under the rows of seats in


    accordance with mathematical computation. The Greeks call them
    Echeia.

    • If the delivery of the actor from the stage is adapted to these


    contrivances, when it reaches them, it becomes fuller, and reaches
    the audience with a richer and sweeter note.
    • The vases sound is likely that the function of the
    vases would have been to make some sounds louder than
    others by allowing them or the air within them to
    sympathetically vibrate when certain harmonics ‘hit’
    them.

    • Vitruvius states that acoustic vases were not used in


    the theatres of Rome.
    The Theater
    • The theater is a specialized category of buildings designed for
    public assembly and performance.

    • Theatres, should be built on solid foundations, on healthy sites,


    and designed so that everybody has a good view and is able to
    hear.

    • Example: the orientation should not be exposed to the sun.


    Greek Theater Roman Theater

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