The Department of Music Acoustics – Wiener Klangstil (IWK) is a transdisciplinary research institute dedicated to basic research in the fields of music acoustics, performance science, psychoacoustics, and music psychology. In the field of applied research, it focusses on musician-specific questions, particularly the acoustics of musical instruments and their interaction with playing technique and performance style.
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Radiation characteristics of a Steinway D
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Bell vibrations of Renaissance trombones
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Performance analysis with a CEUS by Bösendorfer
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Radiation patterns of a guitar
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Motion synchronization of piano trios
Institut für musikalische Akustik - Wiener Klangstil
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1/II
1030 Wien
Phone: +43 1 71155-4301
Fax: +43 1 71155-4399
Office times:
Mon 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tue 1 - 5 p.m.
Wed 1 - 5 p.m.