Conference_programme: 20: Soundscapes
Lecture: Are the loud knocks –“pics i repicons”- still remaining as voices in the soundscapes of the “Barri Gòtic” of Barcelona?
Author(s): Daumal I Domènech Francesc, Del Rio Bonnin Sandra
Summary:
Like in many sites all over the world, until the diffusion of electricity in housing, the sounds of doorknockers were the most important building “voices” of the “Barri Gòtic” of Barcelona during the day. However, the night watchman was the person who opened the doors during the night.\n\nNowadays these sounds remains in few particular buildings using a specific codes with loud knock called as “pics i repicons”. This ones are transmitted by the architecture and the environment – who are the soundboard- until it reaches the receptors.\nAt this moment, the research stands out because of the methodological discoveries about the state of the Art and the following study.\n\nThe analysis of the doorknocker sound is very complex. It starts by studying the diversity of people who use it –every one with a particular emphasis-. The main study of the sound origin at the doorknocker, the material and the different parts it is formed. Moreover, we should pay attention to the esthetic aspect and the symbology that it has.\n\nThe sound is amplified by different ways: the wood door -that holds the doorknocker-, the street, the hall, the staircase and the courtyards. It arrives to the interior and exterior windows of the house until the receptor gets the information.\n\nIn order to avoid the disappearance of this historic and cultural sonorous patrimony, we think that it should be classified and geolocated, getting as much as information is possible including photos, drawings, plans, recordings, surveys of users –both the speaker and the receiver- among others. \n\nTo conclude, we hope to do a trustworthy scientific and artistic study.\n
Corresponding author
Name: Dr Francesc Daumal i Domènech
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Country: Spain
