The Politics of Navigation: Globalisation, Music andComposition

The influence of globalisation on musical compositionhas grown remarkably in recent years. This reflectsthe wider impact of late 20th Century demographic andtechnological shifts on culture. Great movements ofpeople followed the end of the cold war, withmigrants in their millions responding to the call ofmore affluent nations for willing workers. Theindustrialisation of many developing countriessimilarly fuelled the movement of people, with ethnictensions following the withdrawal of colonial powersdisplacing many others. The globalisation ofinformation, the 'internet' accompanied by widespreadexploitation of satellite communications technology,has brought new images and sounds into our work anddwelling places. These shifts have acceleratedthe practices associated with musical globalisation,causing new 'accented' cultures to develop,absorbing, influencing, reflecting and refracting newhost milieux. These changes have impacted on musicalpractices, destabilising core assumptions anddisturbing long established hierarchies. The presentvolume explores these developing influences through aconsideration of extant works, experimentalcomposition and contingent analysis

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Jonathan grew up in England and Africa. He has worked as a farmer, a carpenter, an archaeologist and a musician. His PhD is from Birmingham Conservatoire. He currently teaches comparative art and music at the Art Institute, Birmingham and is visiting professor at IVE Hong Kong, Silpakorn University, Bangkok and the Academy of Design, Sri Lanka.

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The influence of globalisation on musical composition has grown remarkably in recent years. This reflects the wider impact of late 20th Century demographic and technological shifts on culture. Great movements of people followed the end of the cold war, with migrants in their millions responding to the call of more affluent nations for willing workers. The industrialisation of many developing countries similarly fuelled the movement of people, with ethnic tensions following the withdrawal of colonial powers displacing many others. The globalisation of information, the 'internet' accompanied by widespread exploitation of satellite communications technology, has brought new images and sounds into our work and dwelling places. These shifts have accelerated the practices associated with musical globalisation, causing new 'accented' cultures to develop, absorbing, influencing, reflecting and refracting new host milieux. These changes have impacted on musical practices, destabilising core assumptions and disturbing long established hierarchies. The present volume explores these developing influences through a consideration of extant works, experimental composition and contingent analysis