Classical, Contemporary, 20th Century or "New" Music?
Reading Frank Oteri’s recent piece “No Longer New” Music and Judith Lang Zaimont’s “Living American Woman” on newmusicbox reminded me not only of the many conversations I have had with colleagues about the need to include music being composed by living and recently living composers in our programs, but of the difficulty in finding a word to call that music. While some might say it is purely semantics to decide whether or not to call it classical music, contemporary music,… Read More »Classical, Contemporary, 20th Century or "New" Music?