El Aliento Invisible: Música y Sonido en la Obra de Gaudí.

Abstract

The figure of Antonio Gaudí has been analysed in many occasions, becausehe is one of the most influential architects in the world. In this paper we leaveaside the most central elements of his work to delve into the aspects of sound,much that are more unnoticed. To do this, we firstly describe the differentsound environments in which the artist grew up, matured and professionallydeveloped and accompanied his daily life, especially the influence oftraditional Catalan music and Gregorian chant. After that, the main soundelements are analyzed in three of their most emblematic creations: Park Güell,La Pedrera and Sagrada Familia. In this way, we described how, throughacoustics zones created with different architectural elements, the dichotomyof sound spaces, free rhythm, intentional use of reverberation, bell design,organ placement and Spaces reserved for the corals, Gaudí gave to itscreations a spiritual depth that transcended of the visual aspects to enter in themagic of the sound.