1. Music and Space Institute of Musicology University of Hamburg

2. Kinds of Spaces Acustical Space (Reverberation time T60, Interaural Cross Correlation IACC, Echodensity, Definiteness D80, Head, Head- Related Transfer function ect.) Psychological Space (Tonal Space, Timbre Space, Instrument positions ect.) Semantic Space (Form, narrative time, genre space, ect.)

3. Investigations Material: 1) Measurements in Hamburg clubs and concert halls Parameters a)T60 – Size of space b)IACC – Width of space c)Echodensity – attributes of space d)Fractal Correlation Dimension – complexity of space e)Multidimensionale Scaling (MDS) Perceptual Dimension of Space

4. Investigations 2) 150 Musical Pieces (15-sekunds excerpts), 5 genres á 30 pieces Parameters: Semantic Perception, 11 similar adjectives a)Echodensity – spatial complexity b)IACC – size of space c)Fractal Correlation Dimension – Tonal Space

5. IACC Flutes

6. IACC Saxophone

7. IACC Blues harp

8. Sound pressure Dizi Flute

9. IACC Dizi

10. Sound pressure Violin

11. IACC Violin

12. Echodensity Musikhalle 0 s 1.5 s3 s

13. Echodensity Marx 0 s 1.5 s3 s

14. Echodensity Bass Drum 0 s0.7 s1.5 s

15. Echodensity Guitar low open E-string 0 s 1 s2 s

16. Echodensity Violin, low open G-string 0 s 1 s 2 s

17. Echodensity Shakuhachi 0 s 1 s 2 s

18. Echodensity Bell 0 s 1 s 2 s

19. Clubs and Concert Halls T60Centroid Fabrik1.3 s3118 Hz Markthalle1.5 s2941 Hz Marx0.7 s3300 Hz Metropolis0.7 s2877 Hz Musikhalle2.2 s3229 Hz Staatsoper1.3 s3422 Hz

20. D50 / D80 D50D80 Fabrik0.701.37 Markthalle0.621.20 Marx1.583.52 Metropolis1.413.51 Musikhalle0.380.74 Staatsoper0.511.11

21. Musikhalle

22. MDS Musikhalle Dim12345 Stress0.391940.215640.147410.096330.06732 Percent61 %78 %85 %90 %93 % Fraction of Whole perception 61 %17 %7 %5 %3 %