Rumo a uma etnografia da música contemporânea. Prólogo para um projeto de investigação

Abstract

This paper presents a preliminary discussion on the theoretical foundations of an ongoing study. It begins by unravelling the initial approach to the subject of the study – the Casa da Música Remix Ensemble – then develops an analytical framework designed to capture recent transformations in the subfield of Portuguese contemporary music, as a means of enriching a much‑debated topic – the crisis in new music. It examines four fundamental strands: 1) a brief reassessment of the historic evolution of music sociology; 2) an outline of the theoretical model, based on the dialogue between the key concepts (field and art world); 3) a critical review of the specific literature and the role of ethnography; 4) a brief overview of the research topic and its specific objectives.

Keywords

• contemporary music
• Howard Becker (1928‑)
• Pierre Bourdieu (1930‑2002)
• sociological theory
• sociology of music