Science in the service of the performing arts. Section III: Experiments with full orchestra and conclusions
Paul S. Veneklasen · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1986
A unique series of tests with the Seattle Orchestra in the calibrated Seattle Auditorium was staged to experiment with section arrangement within the orchestra enclosure. New values for relative and absolute power output from instruments and sections as a function of dynamic playing level were derived. Results demonstrate that relative placement and elevation of sections can be used to greatly improve intersection balance and choral effects. A unique and strange stage arrangement emerges.