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Worlds of Contemporary Music: Perspectives for composition in 2024

Fiammetti, Emanuele LU (2024) MUUM13 20241
Malmö Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts
Abstract
The awakening of the musical world from the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to life issues within our musical communities that are no longer deferrable, particularly from the composers’ perspective. The culturally niche status of contemporary western art music has remained largely unchallenged. However, the complications that arose during the Covid-19 lockdowns. concerning financial and physical limitations, irrevocably highlighted the difficulties this art-
form faces in responding to the advent of modernity. The times of inactivity propelled by the general emergency have provided many of us with a change in perspective, an opportunity to inquire on the way that our world shapes the listening experience and holds contact with the public.... (More)
The awakening of the musical world from the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to life issues within our musical communities that are no longer deferrable, particularly from the composers’ perspective. The culturally niche status of contemporary western art music has remained largely unchallenged. However, the complications that arose during the Covid-19 lockdowns. concerning financial and physical limitations, irrevocably highlighted the difficulties this art-
form faces in responding to the advent of modernity. The times of inactivity propelled by the general emergency have provided many of us with a change in perspective, an opportunity to inquire on the way that our world shapes the listening experience and holds contact with the public. In order to allow artists to envision a future, we must address questions such as: "What
music should the contemporary artist write?" and "How can we sustainably involve the general public?". In an attempt to find an answer for the author himself, a broad look at recent trends in the field has been undertaken, revealing conflicting, paradoxical outcomes and establishing a dual necessity: Adopting a post-genre way to look at new music that can simultaneously hold
such contradictory outcomes and renewing the means through which our art communicates with an audience. (Less)
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author
Fiammetti, Emanuele LU
supervisor
organization
course
MUUM13 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
contemporary music, composition, community, audience, listening experience, musical work
language
English
additional info
Reflective part, 8 hp, of degree project, 30 hp,
for the achievement of the degree Diploma in Music, composition.
id
9168910
date added to LUP
2024-06-27 10:31:11
date last changed
2024-06-27 10:31:11
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  abstract     = {{The awakening of the musical world from the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to life issues within our musical communities that are no longer deferrable, particularly from the composers’ perspective. The culturally niche status of contemporary western art music has remained largely unchallenged. However, the complications that arose during the Covid-19 lockdowns. concerning financial and physical limitations, irrevocably highlighted the difficulties this art-
form faces in responding to the advent of modernity. The times of inactivity propelled by the general emergency have provided many of us with a change in perspective, an opportunity to inquire on the way that our world shapes the listening experience and holds contact with the public. In order to allow artists to envision a future, we must address questions such as: "What
music should the contemporary artist write?" and "How can we sustainably involve the general public?". In an attempt to find an answer for the author himself, a broad look at recent trends in the field has been undertaken, revealing conflicting, paradoxical outcomes and establishing a dual necessity: Adopting a post-genre way to look at new music that can simultaneously hold
such contradictory outcomes and renewing the means through which our art communicates with an audience.}},
  author       = {{Fiammetti, Emanuele}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Worlds of Contemporary Music: Perspectives for composition in 2024}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}