Neo-classical: Towards 21st-century music

Author: Caroline Aim

The vast cultural diversity and sonic explorations that marked the 20th century have opened up fields of creative possibilities for 21st-century artists. So-called "neoclassical" music brings together under its broad umbrella composers of different aesthetics and backgrounds. Whether they come from the academy (Nico Muhly, Max Richter), pop (Agnes Obel, Richard Reed Parry), or electroacoustic experimentation (Kali Malone, Maria W. Horn), today's musicians are breaking down genre barriers, blending acoustic and electronic instruments, pushing boundaries, and imagining new scores. The multiple spectrums and influences have created several identities, a mirror of a changing era and world. Behind a piano, an organ, percussion, chamber instruments, synthesizers, or machines and software, these artists are breaking free from conventions to write the sonic portrait of the beginning of the century.

ISBN: 978-2384313266