This paper presents the results of acoustic measurements carried out in the Longobard church of Santa Sofia in Benevento (Italy). The church is on acentral plan, with a diameter of 23.5 m. In the centre there are six columns, placed at the vertexes of a hexagon and connected by arches which support the dome.Around this central hexagon there is a second decagonal ring, with eight pillars of white limestone blocks interspersed with layers of bricks; and two columns immediately after the entrance. The acoustic measurement were done with a sound source on the altar, and the microphone points in the area were seat people. The average value of reverberation time at the frequency of 1.0 kHz was about 1.5 seconds, so the church can be used for good listening of symphonic music.
The acoustics of the longobard church of Santa Sofia in Benevento
Iannace, Gino;
2018
Abstract
This paper presents the results of acoustic measurements carried out in the Longobard church of Santa Sofia in Benevento (Italy). The church is on acentral plan, with a diameter of 23.5 m. In the centre there are six columns, placed at the vertexes of a hexagon and connected by arches which support the dome.Around this central hexagon there is a second decagonal ring, with eight pillars of white limestone blocks interspersed with layers of bricks; and two columns immediately after the entrance. The acoustic measurement were done with a sound source on the altar, and the microphone points in the area were seat people. The average value of reverberation time at the frequency of 1.0 kHz was about 1.5 seconds, so the church can be used for good listening of symphonic music.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
