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No genre has experienced a more distinct shift in its cultural purpose than classical music. What was once the sole form of musical expression in Western culture has been largely relegated to specific roles in society. Modern classical certainly hasn’t lost any of its esteem, but in terms of popular consumption, most everything outside the realm of film or television scores are appreciated mostly in academic, bourgeois or kitschy setting. Sure, the average music consumer might occasionally don formal wear for a ballet or performance of repertoire, and they may find the Trans-Siberian Orchestra or 2CELLOS quaint and worthy of a periodic listen. But attempts by current composers and modern classical musicians to penetrate some form of mainstream recognition are almost always futile. I used to work for PARMA Recordings—a full service music production company in New Hampshire primarily focusing on modern classical and jazz—and our consumer-facing content often referenced or made light of the fact that most people are unaware that there’s anyone still making classical music these days.
CONDITION: NEW
TRACK LISTING
1 Arborescence
2 Tómið Titrar
3 Rhinoceros
4 Fovea
5 Serpentine
6 Weightlessness
7 Vakandi
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