
How buildings create music
The Blindboy Podcast
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The Space of Dam Cathedral
By the eleventh century, western music was dominated by human voice. Music was happening in churches and cathedrals that were becoming increasingly larger. Chanting would work within the architecture of the room. You're seeing geometrical shapes tat youe that you simply don't see anywhere else. So that's how space was used in the cathedral to create a transcendent, spiritual sense of awe.
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