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AURAL CULTURE: DECODING THE SACRED SOUNDSCAPES OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE

Descrizione del progetto

Ascoltare i monasteri medievali

Che suono avevano i paesaggi monastici medievali? Le campane e altri strumenti a percussione, come le raganelle e il simandro, hanno creato un’autentica cultura acustica dell’Europa medievale. Con il sostegno del programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, il progetto CULT-AURAL studierà i paesaggi sonori monastici per capire se la qualità acustica dei paesaggi sonori sacri e dei grandi strumenti a percussione fosse rilevante per le comunità medievali, quale fosse l’impronta spaziale della comunicazione sonora dei monasteri e se esistessero differenze tra i paesaggi sonori monastici maschili e femminili. Per rispondere a queste domande, il progetto testerà e documenterà le proprietà acustiche dei paesaggi monastici e dei grandi strumenti a percussione sulla base di misurazioni acustiche in loco. Per verificare l’udibilità degli strumenti si ricorrerà ai modelli acustici e verrà esaminato il ruolo del genere.

Obiettivo

Medieval monasteries shaped sacred landscapes of Europe not only visually, but also aurally, with the sound of large percussion instruments – such as bells, matracas, and semantron. Despite they created an authentic aural culture of medieval Europe, the monastic soundscapes remain unexplored. The CULT-AURAL project is interdisciplinary, aiming to explore a novel area of research - the medieval aural culture that infused monastic landscapes, and its role in identity creation. Were the acoustic quality of sacred soundscapes and large percussion instruments relevant for medieval communities? What was the spatial imprint of monasteries’ aural communication? Did male and female monasteries have similar aural imprints in the soundscape? To answer these questions, I will receive training on archaeoacoustic methodology at one of the largest historic soundscape research hubs located at the University of Barcelona, and transversally undertake six case studies in three contrasting regions of Europe – Catalonia, Norway, and Serbia, including male and female monasteries that significantly retained the medieval setting. I will test and document the acoustic properties of soundscapes and large percussion instruments based on the onsite acoustic measurements, explore the audibility of the instruments via the acoustic models, and examine the role of gender through a comparative analysis. I will participate in several research groups for skills and knowledge transfer. Scientific publications for experts and talks for lecturers and students will efficiently disseminate the project’s results. At the secondment (Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo) I will be trained how to communicate research results to the wide public via multisensory exhibitions, which will also add significant impact to the fellowship. Besides at the new medieval exhibition in Oslo, the results will also be communicated through social networks and public interactive talks in all three countries.

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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships

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Coordinatore

UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Contributo netto dell'UE
€ 181 152,96
Indirizzo
GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585
08007 Barcelona
Spagna
Regione
Este Cataluña Barcelona
Tipo di attività
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Collegamenti
Costo totale
Nessun dato

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