Music and Space Institute of Musicology University of Hamburg

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.)

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

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

IACC Flutes

IACC Saxophone

IACC Blues harp

Sound pressure Dizi Flute

IACC Dizi

Sound pressure Violin

IACC Violin

Echodensity Musikhalle 0 s 1.5 s3 s

Echodensity Marx 0 s 1.5 s3 s

Echodensity Bass Drum 0 s0.7 s1.5 s

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

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

Echodensity Shakuhachi 0 s 1 s 2 s

Echodensity Bell 0 s 1 s 2 s

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

D50 / D80 D50D80 Fabrik Markthalle Marx Metropolis Musikhalle Staatsoper

Musikhalle

MDS Musikhalle Dim12345 Stress Percent61 %78 %85 %90 %93 % Fraction of Whole perception 61 %17 %7 %5 %3 %