Kammermusik der Gegenwart

What is chamber music, where does it begin, where does it end? Where are its boundaries, are they the four walls of the "chamber"? Is it its – usually reduced – instrumentation? Chamber music has many forms and faces, but it eludes a simple definition. There is surprisingly little literature on chamber music. This volume aims to fill that gap. The 55 essays collected here cover all possible variations and formations of contemporary chamber music. The book addresses central questions, phenomena, and aspects of a genre that remains as vibrant as ever. The authors include musicologists and journalists, music-loving writers, and composers. Their essays lead to the heart of compositional innovation and thus to the heart of music itself.

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