TY - CHAP

T1 - A Sociological Reflection on the Concert Venue

AU - Kirchberg, Volker

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Arts sociology has shown a recent interest in space as a factor that influences cultural behavior. In the context of music, a sociological approach to the concert venue looks at the urban space where music is performed, often focusing, for example, on the spectacular new concert buildings of recent years. This chapter compares the usual with the extra-ordinary and the supra-ordinary concert space, critically reflecting on the “unusual concert hall” of the twenty-first century. At present, this type of hall is often only a tool for urban redevelopment, a magnet for leisure activities, a means of postindustrial urban development, or a landmark for a city. The central component of music mediation—that is, the autonomy of music—is neglected.

AB - Arts sociology has shown a recent interest in space as a factor that influences cultural behavior. In the context of music, a sociological approach to the concert venue looks at the urban space where music is performed, often focusing, for example, on the spectacular new concert buildings of recent years. This chapter compares the usual with the extra-ordinary and the supra-ordinary concert space, critically reflecting on the “unusual concert hall” of the twenty-first century. At present, this type of hall is often only a tool for urban redevelopment, a magnet for leisure activities, a means of postindustrial urban development, or a landmark for a city. The central component of music mediation—that is, the autonomy of music—is neglected.

KW - Cultural Distribution/Cultural Organization

U2 - 10.4324/9781003013839

DO - 10.4324/9781003013839

M3 - Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

SN - 978-0-367-85595-6

SP - 188

EP - 192

BT - Classical Concert Studies

A2 - Tröndle, Martin

PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

CY - New York & Milton Park

ER -