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An echea or ''sounding vase'' (literally ''echoer'') is a pot, chamber or vessel that is similar in function to a modern-day bass trap. They were originally used in ancient Greek theaters to enhance the voices of performers by resonance.〔 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.readyacoustics.com/index.php?go=acoustics-advice.acoustics-primer )〕 They were usually made of bronze, but could also be earthenware if necessary for economic reasons.〔 〕 Echea were placed with a "due regard to the laws and harmony of physics" according to the Roman writer Vitruvius. The number of echea used and their positioning depended on the size and shape of the theatre.〔 The vases operated by resonance, enhancing key frequencies of the performers' voices and absorbing those of the audience, thereby changing the sound in the theatre to make voices clearer and more lush.〔 Similar devices have been used in early churches, and some were discovered in the vaulted ceiling of the choir of Strasbourg Cathedral, and in mosques dating back to the 11th century.〔〔 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Echea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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