Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/34388
Title: The impact of group identity on the social dynamics and sustainability of chamber music ensembles
Contributor(s): Blackburn, Alana  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2021
Early Online Version: 2021-11
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198860761.003.0009
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/34388
Abstract: 

Group identity is viewed as a way to distinguish one group from another. In a competitive, ever-changing environment, group identity is considered increasingly important for a musical ensemble in terms of developing a niche, gaining audience attention, and creating a successful performing team. Thirty professional chamber musicians from "unconventional" or "non-traditional" ensembles were individually interviewed about their personal experiences working within this environment. Results show that group identity emerges in two main ways: members sharing similar characteristics, goals, and objectives, often based on repertoire choice and programming; and the sound or musical aesthetic developed through an interpretation of repertoire, instrumental combination, and the collective skills and knowledge of the musicians. This case study highlights the need for a constant vision and aesthetic concept throughout the lifetime of the ensemble in order for it to be sustainable, yet having to evolve and adapt to changing environmental factors and external influences.

Publication Type: Book Chapter
Source of Publication: Together in Music: Coordination, expression, participation, p. 71-76
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Place of Publication: Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN: 9780198860761
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 360301 Music cognition
360304 Music performance
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 130102 Music
HERDC Category Description: B1 Chapter in a Scholarly Book
WorldCat record: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1259048395
Editor: Editor(s): Renee Timmers, Freya Bailes and Helena Daffern
Appears in Collections:Book Chapter
School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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