Identity and Diversity in New Music - The New Complexities

Identity and Diversity in New Music: The New Complexities aims to enrich the discussion of how musicians and educators can best engage with audiences, by addressing issues of diversity and identity that have played a vital role in the reception of new music, but have been little-considered to date.

Marilyn Nonken offers an innovative theoretical approach that considers how the environments surrounding new music performances influence listeners' experiences, drawing on work in ecological psychology. Using four case studies of influential new music ensembles from across the twentieth century, she considers how diversity arises in the musical environment, its impact on artists and creativity, and the events and engagement it makes possible. Ultimately, she connects theory to practice with suggestions for how musicians and educators can make innovative music environments inclusive.

List of contents

Introduction / I. Old Complexities / II. New Complexities / III. Towards an Ecology of New Music / IV. Keeping it Real / Afterword / Appendix / Index

About the author

Marilyn Nonken is a concert pianist, musicologist, and Associate Professor Music at New York University.

Summary

Identity and Diversity in New Music: The New Complexities aims to enrich the discussion of how musicians and educators can best engage with audiences, by addressing issues of diversity and identity which have played a vital role in the reception of new music, but have been little-considered to date.

Product details

• Authors: Marilyn Nonken, Marilyn (New York University Nonken, Nonken Marilyn
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367727710
• ISBN: 978-0-367-72771-0
• No. of pages: 92
• Series: CMS Emerging Fields in Music
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Theory of music & musicology, Performance Art, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Theory of music and musicology