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DESIGN GUIDE: MUSIC AND DRAMA CENTERS
JANUARY 1981
CHAPTER 3: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY USES
MUSIC ROOM-650 SEAT
F I G U R E 3-7.6
A. reduced version of classical opera, verg-
amplification.
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ing on operatic recital, could be managed
The secondary problem, stage scale for
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on a Musical Drama stage enlarged slightly.
solo or small group music, can be over-
The lack of reverberance would be notice-
come by design and provision of a shell.
able as would the small orchestra accom-
modated in the pit.
If Drama use is primary, recital should
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have electronic assistance.
Professional opera singers would defi-
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nitely require rehearsal to modulate the
f. Opera:
intensity of their voices in a small Room.
Light opera amounts to Musical Drama,
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although somewhat longer reverberation
improves music quality.
3. 650 Seat Music Room
Consider a Room shaped for 650 seat Music pres-
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