Description
Most contemporary music creations composed from the 1950s onwards display a combination of diverse sources, idiosyncratic languages and unconventional performance techniques. However, their documentation is often scattered across various archives, both personal and institutional, posing significant challenges for archival preservation. These challenges not only affect the reproducibility of the works but also difficult user access. Without clearly established connections between these disparate sources, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the works becomes demanding. Moreover, many of these compositions incorporate recordings, such as magnetic tape, which have become obsolete over time. Thus, for archival purposes, it becomes imperative to trace the treatment given to each document as a thread guiding the historical narrative. Analysing archival practices and their context, along with information storage and use, provides insights into broader historical inquiries. Tracking the evolution of information over time enables addressing fundamental questions about the nature of these compositions. In this paper, I advocate for a novel approach to enhance practical usability, one that can seamlessly integrate into future digitization, organization, and documentation processes for contemporary music collections. My aim is to increase existing documentation with contextual information and explore methodologies for establishing interrelationships among various documents, thereby fostering a holistic understanding of the works. This interdisciplinary approach, drawing from musicology, archival science, and digital humanities, seeks to streamline the efforts of archivists while enhancing information accessibility for users.| Period | 26 Sept 2024 |
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| Event title | 55th IASA Annual Conference: Interdisciplinary Connections |
| Event type | Conference |
| Conference number | 55 |
| Location | Valencia, SpainShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |