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WHERE ARE WE NOW?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2018

Matthew Shlomowitz
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Abstract

This article offers generalised reflections on current aesthetic interests and values within the field of new music. Critical composition and postmodernism are considered for the relevance these historic positions might hold today. Then two important trends of the past decade are presented: first, music that draws attention toward the sounding shape and act of listening, reflecting the recent surge of interest in materialism across academic and artistic disciplines; and second, pieces that include aspects such as physical action, lighting and theatrical approaches to expand the possibilities of concert hall work beyond the purely sonic.

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RESEARCH ARTICLES
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Tempo , Volume 72 , Issue 285 , July 2018 , pp. 70 - 73
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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