The connection between music and architecture has been known since
ancient times. The Pythagoreans believed that the whole of nature was
simulated by numbers and that the mathematical principles determined the
whole cosmos. Schelling described architecture as "frozen music" and
Goethe as "muted musical art". Terms such as "harmony", "golden section"
or "Fibonacci sequence" repeatedly crossed between these two
disciplines.
Music can be performed anywhere; in a concert hall or outdoors. This
seminar will present an overview of the close relationship between music
and architecture. Rooms have always been redesigned to meet the
artistic needs of the time. Internal church spaces (for choir
performances) have been redesigned, concert halls (Bayreuther
Festspielhaus) and pavilions (LeCorbusier & Xenakis) have been
built, public spaces have been used for happenings (Fluxus & Action
Art). What effect does space have on human perception? Is it only about
acoustics or also about aesthetics? A journey from music room of the
17th century to the Elbphilharmonie and everything in between.
- Dozent:in: Konstantina Orlandatou