TY - BOOK ID - 4885502 TI - Experimental music since 1970 PY - 2016 SN - 9781628922479 1628922478 PB - New York Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic DB - UniCat KW - Music KW - Avant-garde (Music) KW - Musique KW - Musique expĂ©rimentale KW - History and criticism. KW - Histoire et critique KW - Experimental music KW - Musical avant-garde KW - Avant-garde (Aesthetics) KW - Musique expeÌrimentale KW - History and criticism UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4885502 AB - What is experimental music today? Recent attempts to define or identify examples of experimental music have been cautious and subjective, offering very little guidance to anyone with an interest in this field of activity. Is experimental music a historical event that refers only to John Cage and his influence, or does it have a greater spread and longevity? The development of this musical practice over the last 45 years merits a fresh definition and discussion. An experimental approach is not identifiable in specific sounds or techniques, and its scope would be drastically limited if it were judged on the basis of social or aesthetic groupings or self-identifications of composers. ER -