The sound of violin: Quantifying and evaluating the impact on the performer’s and near audience’s ear

Abstract

The energy in the form of music created by a musical instrument has two subjective protagonists: the performer and the audience. Both of these interact and receive given sound energy in different ways by means of the natural transducer, which makes up our auditory system. From the perspective of sound, this study is determined by the choice of a group of selected musical pieces that set the reference of sound energy values. Given pieces are of individual, collective and learning-aimed interpretation. The aim of this study, based on the previous statements, has two focuses. Firstly, determining, quantifying and evaluating the impact on the performer’s and near audience’s ear, caused by sound energy generated by various sized violins, when interpreting the chosen musical pieces. Secondly and lastly, foreseeing the impact of given sound energy on the audition capacity of the subjective protagonists of this work in the medium and long term.