ABSTRACT Acoustically, cathedrals can be challenging spaces. The long reverberation lengths created make singing well without prior knowledge of the building an almost impossible task. It is necessary then to understand and work with the building to achieve the sounds expected during services. Taking influence from the question of whether architecture can be heard, the article explores how singers in Durham Cathedral maintain an embodied awareness of their relationship with the building. Furthermore, it argues that the music used in Durham Cathedral developed symbiotically, emerging from a material engagement between singers and the building. The article concludes that the sound of worship cannot simply be a performance in Durham Cathedral, but a performance with Durham Cathedral as the singers works through an embodied knowledge of the architecture and its unique traits.

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与达勒姆大教堂一起歌唱：探索建筑与歌唱的关系

摘要在声学上，大教堂可能是具有挑战性的空间。所产生的长混响长度使得在事先不了解建筑物的情况下唱歌是一项几乎不可能完成的任务。然后有必要了解并与建筑物合作以实现服务期间预期的声音。文章从建筑是否可以被听到的问题中汲取影响，探讨了达勒姆大教堂的歌手如何保持对他们与建筑关系的具体意识。此外，它认为达勒姆大教堂中使用的音乐是共生发展的，来自歌手和建筑物之间的物质接触。文章的结论是，敬拜的声音不能简单地成为达勒姆大教堂的表演，