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The Classical Revolution - Thoughts on New Music in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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The Classical Revolution - Thoughts on New Music in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
Series: Modern Traditionalist Classical Music
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The Classical Revolution studies the recent emergence of a new
brand of classical music, one rooted in "pre-modern" tonal
traditions. Through polemical essays on the conflict between
re-emergent tradition and the usual, bland "modern music" in which
academic atonalism, process music and attempts to borrow some life
from pop and world music form a rather isolated territory, Borstlap
examines both the philosophical and aesthetic positions of these
new classical composers, positions too often misunderstood because
they create a new and unexpected category, not in the margins of
music life but directly related to the central performance culture.
As Borstlap points out, part of the ongoing problem of contemporary
music, a problem first created by modernism, is a profound
misunderstanding of musical modernism itself. At the heart of his
argument is the distinction between music and "sonic art" a
distinction that renders superfluous the loaded labels of
"progressive" and "conservative" in disputes over music. Addressing
questions of cultural identity, musical meaning, and the aesthetics
of beauty, The Classical Revolution closely examines the
institutional biases of the modern-music establishment and its
all-too-solid grip on the production and reception of new music. By
drawing attention to new classical composers in a traditionalist
mold, Borstlap illustrates how their increasing success in the
realm of performance-as opposed to academic study-bespeaks a
broader set of trends in serious contemporary composition. The
Classical Revolution is an accessible and informative polemic for
music lovers with an interest in the meaning of classical music in
general, and the classical tradition in particular which seems to
be re-emerging in the 21st century. It should equally interest
academics, music directors, promoters, programmers, musicians, and
music students alike since here, a wide field of new musical
experience opens itself up, with a hopeful perspective on the
future of music.
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