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The Cadolzburg Experience: On the Use of Sound in a Historical Museum

The Cadolzburg Experience: On the Use of Sound in a Historical Museum The museum at Cadolzburg Castle in Germany, opened in 2017, uses a sound installation to present aspects of the building’s history that could not be materially reconstructed. In this article, the curators and the sound artist explain how the installation alternates between sound effects and musical signifiers to engage visitors with their environment and to spark reflection on the problems of “authenticity” in museums. While the musical thread offers quotes from musical styles representing the castle’s history, the sound thread gradually deconstructs a “castle soundscape” inspired by film soundtracks. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Leonardo Music Journal MIT Press

The Cadolzburg Experience: On the Use of Sound in a Historical Museum

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MIT Press
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Copyright © MIT Press
ISSN
0961-1215
eISSN
1531-4812
DOI
10.1162/LMJ_a_01021
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Abstract

The museum at Cadolzburg Castle in Germany, opened in 2017, uses a sound installation to present aspects of the building’s history that could not be materially reconstructed. In this article, the curators and the sound artist explain how the installation alternates between sound effects and musical signifiers to engage visitors with their environment and to spark reflection on the problems of “authenticity” in museums. While the musical thread offers quotes from musical styles representing the castle’s history, the sound thread gradually deconstructs a “castle soundscape” inspired by film soundtracks.

Journal

Leonardo Music JournalMIT Press

Published: Dec 22, 2017

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