Industry : Bang on a Can and new music in the marketplace / William Robin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robin, William, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bang on a Can (Organization)--History.

Bang on a Can (Organization).

Bang on a Can All-Stars.

Bang on a Can (Music festival).

Avant-garde (Music)--History--20th century.

Avant-garde (Music).

Music--Marketing--History--20th century.

Music.

Sound recording industry--History--20th century.

Sound recording industry.

Music--Marketing.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Bang on a Can and new music in the marketplace

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Amidst the heated fray of the Culture Wars emerged a scrappy festival in downtown New York City called Bang on a Can. Presenting eclectic, irreverent marathons of experimental music in crumbling venues on the Lower East Side, Bang on a Can sold out concerts for a genre that had been long considered box office poison. Through the 1980s and 1990s, three young, visionary composers--David Lang, Michael Gordon, and Julia Wolfe--nurtured Bang on a Can into a multifaceted organization with a major record deal, a virtuosic in-house ensemble, and a seat at the table at Lincoln Center, and in the process changed the landscape of avant-garde music in the United States. Bang on a Can captured a new public for new music. But they did not do so alone. As the twentieth century came to a close, the world of American composition pivoted away from the insular academy and towards the broader marketplace. In the wake of the unexpected popularity of Steve Reich and Philip Glass, classical presenters looked to contemporary music for relevance and record labels scrambled to reap its potential profits, all while government funding was imperiled by the evangelical right. Other institutions faltered amidst the vagaries of late capitalism, but the renegade Bang on a Can survived--and thrived--in a tumultuous but idealistic moment that made new music what it is today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Academics

2. Horizons

3. Festivals

4. Funding

5. All-Stars

6. Lincoln Center

7. Record Labels.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Robin, William, Industry

ISBN:

9780190068653

0190068655

OCLC:

1161996462