Description
Keynote Speaker: This presentation will explore research into the interactions of music and acoustics in ancient contexts, often described as archaeoacoustics, and into how such research can be framed using interactive multimedia and VR technologies. It will begin by exploring the nature of echo, examining how delays in sound have been interpreted in human cultures, how echoes and reflections fit into the audible frequency spectrum, and how they relate to music and rhythm in particular. This will begin by discussing sound in caves, the most ancient selected acoustic context we know of associated with music, and the site of the first archaeoacoustic research. It continues with comparing this acoustic ecology with acoustic effects such as echo in landscapes. Further discussion of the developing cultural significance of acoustics will begin with exploring large early human buildings that were used for ritual purposes, followed by exploration of the beginning of intentionally designed acoustics and their impact on musical cultures. It will examine archaeoacoustics methods and the various metrics that can provide quantitative evaluation of musical contexts. It will then explore how these metrical results can be presented in interactive computer game engines to provide qualitative responses and evaluation, including discussion of the use of Virtual Reality technologies. Two case studies will be explored, an audio rich multimedia model of the Finnish rock art site of Astuvansalmi and the EMAP Soundgate, which explores caves, Stonehenge, and a Roman theatre. The presentation concludes by discussing the value of such multimedia phenomenology in exploring the value of intersubjective responses to modelled sound and music at these archaeological sites.| Period | 23 Mar 2024 → 27 Mar 2024 |
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| Event title | Echoes and Reflections: Finnish National Symposium of Music Scholars 2024 |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Joensuu, FinlandShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |