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2015
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Andrew Gerzso, « The Longevity of Musical Works for Instruments and Electronic Music in the Digital Era », Cahier Louis-Lumière, ID : 10.3406/cllum.2015.962
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Until the mid-XXth century, classical music relied on a range of stable practices that guaranteed its survival : the written score ; the notion of interpretation ; lutherie instrument making ; oral (in particular) and written teaching traditions ; institutions (conservatories, ensembles, orchestras etc.). The advent of digital technology in musical creation from the 1970s onwards perturbed this landscape, forcing us to rethink these practices, particularly all those concerning the endurance of the new kinds of works that have emerged over the past thirty years – especially works for traditional and electronic instruments. Furthermore, the digital arts - though scarcely established - were soon in danger through the proliferation and fragility of digital standards and formats (cf. the “ Digital Dark Age” phenomenon). If contemporary music has the ambition to prolong the classical music tradition, it must find the techniques, modalities and practices to ensure its survival despite the instability of digital technology.