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Modern Concert Halls And Opera Houses Are Specialized Buildings With Special Acoustical Characteristics. This Title Offers An Important Resource For Architects, Engineers And Auditorium Technicians. Sound And Rooms -- Acoustics For The Symphony Concert Hall -- The Development Of The Concert Hall -- British Concert Halls And Conclusions For Concert Hall Acoustics -- Chamber Music And Recital Halls -- Acoustics For Speech -- Theatre Acoustics -- Acoustics For Opera -- Acoustics For Multi-purpose Use -- Multi-purpose Halls In Britain -- The Art And Science Of Acoustics -- Sound Reflection And Reverberation Calculation -- Objective Measures For Music Auditoria -- Further Objective Results In Concert Halls -- Objective Measures For Speech Auditoria. Michael Barron. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.