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Author Robin, William, author.

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

Publication Info. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
©2021

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 Talbott: Circulating Collection  ML26 .B384 2021    Available  ---
Description x, 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-288) and index.
Contents Academics -- Horizons -- Festivals -- Funding -- All-Stars -- Lincoln Center -- Record labels.
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.
Subject Bang on a Can (Organization) -- History.
Bang on a Can All-Stars.
Bang on a Can All-Stars.
Bang on a Can (Music festival)
Bang on a Can (Music festival)
Avant-garde (Music) -- History -- 20th century.
Avant-garde (Music)
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Music -- Marketing -- History -- 20th century.
Music -- Marketing.
Music.
Sound recording industry -- History -- 20th century.
Sound recording industry.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form History.
Added Title Bang on a Can and new music in the marketplace
Other Form: Online version: Robin, William, Industry New York : Oxford University Press, 2021. 9780190068677 (DLC) 2020025844
ISBN 9780190068653 hardcover
0190068655 hardcover
9780190068677 electronic publication
9780190068684 electronic book