Reverberation Time in Traditional Courtyard Yue Opera Theatres
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. On-Site Measurements
2.2. Subjective Experiments
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Results of Measurements
3.2. Results of Subjective Experiments
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Theatre | Photographs | Arrangement of Sound Sources and Receiving Points |
---|---|---|
Ma Taishou temple theatre | ||
ShiWang temple theatre | ||
Shi family ancestral hall theatre | ||
Lu family ancestral hall theatre | ||
DongGuo family ancestral hall theatre | ||
Chenhou temple theatre | ||
Song family primary ancestral hall theatre | ||
Song family secondary ancestral hall theatre |
Clip Number | Clip Name | Category | Hangdang | Character | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wunü Baishou | singing | Laosheng | Yang Jikang | 23 s |
2 | Lu You and Tang Wan | singing | Xiaodan | Tang Wan | 38 s |
3 | Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai | recitation | Xiaodan | Zhu Yingtai | 28 s |
Theatre | Reverberation Time (s) and Clarity (dB) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Courtyard | Corridors | Balcony | Main Hall | Average | ||
Ma Taishou temple theatre | EDT | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.83 | 0.69 |
0.70 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.80 | 0.74 | ||
7.62 | 7.13 | 6.30 | 4.48 | 6.38 | ||
Shi family ancestral hall theatre | EDT | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.64 |
0.71 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0.73 | ||
7.66 | 7.70 | 7.65 | 6.10 | 7.28 | ||
ShiWang temple theatre | EDT | 0.67 | - | - | 0.96 | 0.82 |
0.84 | - | - | 0.91 | 0.88 | ||
7.63 | - | - | 4.01 | 5.82 | ||
Lu family ancestral hall theatre | EDT | 0.62 | 0.89 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.78 |
0.74 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.76 | ||
8.31 | 3.77 | 5.93 | 5.10 | 5.78 | ||
DongGuo family ancestral hall theatre | EDT | 0.68 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
0.90 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.93 | ||
8.20 | 3.90 | 4.19 | 4.54 | 5.21 | ||
Song family primary ancestral hall theatre | EDT | 0.58 | 0.78 | - | 0.76 | 0.71 |
0.79 | 0.78 | - | 0.93 | 0.83 | ||
7.25 | 4.76 | - | 3.96 | 5.32 | ||
Song family secondary ancestral hall theatre | EDT | 0.56 | 0.83 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.72 |
0.82 | 0.82 | 0.68 | 0.87 | 0.80 | ||
6.99 | 2.30 | 4.39 | 3.89 | 4.39 | ||
Chenhou temple theatre | EDT | 0.90 | 0.95 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 0.95 |
1.03 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.06 | ||
6.42 | 3.38 | 3.58 | 3.49 | 4.22 |
Reverberation Time | Group | Hangdang | Group × Hangdang |
---|---|---|---|
0.4 s | 0.040 * | 0.000 *** | 0.809 |
0.8 s | 0.438 | 0.619 | 0.149 |
1.2 s | 0.759 | 0.483 | 0.172 |
1.8 s | 0.536 | 0.464 | 0.278 |
2.5 s | 0.107 | 0.000 *** | 0.007 ** |
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Zhang, H.; Wang, Y.; Mao, W. Reverberation Time in Traditional Courtyard Yue Opera Theatres. Buildings 2024, 14, 2747. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14092747
Zhang H, Wang Y, Mao W. Reverberation Time in Traditional Courtyard Yue Opera Theatres. Buildings. 2024; 14(9):2747. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14092747
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Honghu, Yuyang Wang, and Wei Mao. 2024. "Reverberation Time in Traditional Courtyard Yue Opera Theatres" Buildings 14, no. 9: 2747. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14092747