All ‘beyond-tune’ traditional music composers living in Scotland* are invited to contribute to the new 2023 survey at https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/2023nts.
The survey takes approximately 25-40 minutes and will be live for a month, closing 20th January 2024 at 23:59.
Please complete the survey in one sitting. You will have the opportunity to download your response at the end. This survey builds on the NTS survey conducted in 2021.
Our current working definition of ‘beyond tune’ is a musical composition:
- Created by a traditional musician living in Scotland* [for the purposes of this research]
- Composed for music performance or listening (e.g. not scores for radio, tv, film or theatre)
- Composed for any instrumentation (or voice) but often with a traditional/folk element
- Approximately 8 minutes or longer OR, if shorter in length, innovates significantly from the conventions of traditional music (this could include free improvisation or technology-enhanced music).
- NOT a conventional set of tunes or traditional/folk song
E.g. A large portion of Celtic Connections New Voices or Distil Showcase commissions are considered ‘beyond tune’.
Composers are also invited to register their beyond-tune compositions to the New Traditional School database for potential inclusion in the forthcoming New Traditional School collection/archive. Register your compositions here: https://tradmus.com/addcomposition/ (or using the tab above).
*Who lived in Scotland when they composed the composition or who contributed to one of the commissioning strands in Scotland e.g. Celtic Connections New Voices, Distil Showcase or a festival commission performed in Scotland.
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