Rythmes et ancrages sociaux des carrières musicales “ordinaires”

Abstract

The question of the temporal dynamics of artistic careers has often been accredited with the ambition of detecting the patterns leading to critical and/or public recognition. Thus the logics structuring the rhythms of the careers of artists with more “ordinary” destinies remain little known. Moreover, analysis of the weight of variables like gender, educational capital and social origin on the dynamics of these careers remains relatively unexplored. In order to mitigate this double lack, we intend to focus our attention on the social anchorings of the careers of “ordinary” male and female Swiss musicians. If we can locate common motivations (like an increasing intensity of work during their twenties), specialization in one of three markets of “ordinary” professional musical practice (creation/teaching/animating) intervenes early in their careers and appears strongly related to the assets the musicians bring to their art.

Keywords

• Switzerland
• musical work
• careers
• sequence analysis