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The 25‐year old “temporary” stage shell in the Tanglewood Music Shed at Lenox, Massachusetts, needed replacement for practical reasons. This opportunity was taken to re‐examine the acoustics of the shed in the light of acoustical advances during the intervening years. A new shell, designed to increase the definition and enhance the tonal balance, was completed in July, 1959 and is described in this papr. The shed seats about 6000 inside; more than 6000 on the lawn outside. The stage, which can hold a large orchestra and chorus, is enclosed at sides and rear by angled panels of the new shell. Serrated side walls are sloped inward at the top and fanned outward in plan to aid in directing sound to the audience seated in a pie‐shaped sector of 110°. Above the entire stage, and extending forward approximately 14 the length of the seating area, is a canopy suspended about half‐way between floor and ceiling. The canopy is made of faceted plywood triangles, in graded sizes and thicknesses, joined at corners to fo... |
