Can You Hear Me at the Back?
type: Item
label: Horen jullie me achteraan ook? @nl
label: Könnt ihr mich gut verstehen? @de
label: Slyšíte mě, tam vzadu? @cs
label: Riesci a sentirmi in fondo? @it
label: ¿Puedes oírme al fondo? @es
label: Kan ni höra mig längst bak? @sv
description: Acoustic amplification in early theatre
description: akoestische versterking in het vroege theater @nl
description: Akustische Amplifikation im Theater der Antike @de
description: Akustické zesilovače v raném divadle @cs
description: L'amplificazione acustica nel teatro antico @it
description: Amplificación acústica en el teatro antiguo @es
description: Akustisk ljudförstärkning i den tidiga teatern @sv
Canon story number: 4
Canon story code: D.01
time frame: Antiquity
Canon story topic: Sound
Field: sound, music and amplification
Link to internal Canonbase page: Can_You_Hear_Me_at_the_Back
Link to internal Canonbase page: Horen_jullie_me_achteraan_ook?
Instance of: Canon stories
Canon story description: The Greek and Roman theatres were large, to accommodate many people on stage and in the audience. Physics and mathematics played a significant role in their design, to modify the acoustics so the actors' voices could be heard everywhere.
Canon story refers to: Pythagoras
Canon story refers to: Vitruvius
Canon story refers to: De Architectura libri decem
Canon story refers to: Theatre in Epidauros [Epidaurus]