Global Mediterranean. Postcolonial music histories (16th-20th centuries). IMS Intercongressional Symposium

Session

Professional and artistic boundaries in 21st-century music-making

FP23

11 Jul 2025, 10:30

Aula 8

Conveners

Professional and artistic boundaries in 21st-century music-making

• Rebekah Ahrendt (Utrecht University)

100. The Tragedy of the (Musical) Commons: Addressing Issues in Orality and Ownership

11/07/2025, 10:30

Free paper

Scholars and musicians alike have grappled with the conceptual nature of music copyright law since its idealistic, utilitarian inception. However, due to the nature of copyright law, many musical traditions are left out of the discussion since there are specific requirements in the process of copyrighting, because of the necessities that the work must be in a fixed, tangible medium and have a...

74. Early Music as a Way of Life: From Heritage to Market through Artistic Creation

11/07/2025, 10:50

Free paper

The professional activity related to the performance of early music combines artistic and creative work with the study and dissemination of musical heritage, framed within a cultural consumption model led by the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs). This sector possesses a unique identity and dynamics that often conflict with traditional models of cultural creation and consumption. This...

59. Performing an Early Mediterranean. Repertoires and Historicities

11/07/2025, 11:10

Free paper

The Mediterranean not only challenges musicologists to explore innovative research trajectories that go beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries, it also inspires musicians to cross-cultural artistic collaboration. Adding aspects of performance and music business to a discussion of the Early Mediterranean as a musicological thought model, the focus of the paper is on the market segment of...