ABSTRACT
Classical Concert Studies: A Companion to Contemporary Research and Performance is a landmark publication that maps out a new interdisciplinary field of Concert Studies, offering fresh ways of understanding the classical music concert in the twenty-first century. It brings together essays, research articles, and case studies from scholars and music professionals including musicians, music managers, and concert designers. Gathering both historical and contemporary cases, the contributors draw on approaches from sociology, ethnology, musicology, cultural studies, and other disciplines to create a rich portrait of the classical concert’s past, present, and future.
Based on two earlier volumes published in German under the title Das Konzert (The Concert), and with a selection of new chapters written for the English edition, this companion enables students, researchers, and practitioners in the classical and contemporary music fields to understand this emerging field of research, go beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries and methodologies, and spark a renaissance for the classical concert.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|49 pages
The Concert as an Event
part II|82 pages
Programs, Formats, and Media
chapter 9|9 pages
Preludes, Fantasias, and Collages
part III|67 pages
Space—Sound—Instruments
chapter 15|13 pages
From Sound to Noise
chapter 17|8 pages
The Cultural Dimensions of Atmospheres
part IV|72 pages
The Audience and the Musicians
chapter 21|16 pages
Between Audience Decline and Audience Development
chapter 22|11 pages
Musical, Social, and Moral Dilemmas
chapter 24|9 pages
“Playing Concerts Is Not Enough”
part V|45 pages
Economy and Policy
chapter 30|13 pages
The Dematerialization of Music
part VI|34 pages
Concert Research