The role of post-instrumental practice in twenty-first century music

Over the past two decades, practices focused on expanding, diversifying and developing musical tools (instruments, interfaces, materials), medium (composed sound, performed music) and methods (collaboration, compositional practices, performance practices) have become increasingly prominent in new music. Through an artistic research practice grounded in percussion, this project explores the identity, terminology and methods associated with post-instrumental practice, in order to understand how these practices are manifesting in new musical work. With a focus on instrumentality, plurality and collaboration, a series of new performance works, recordings and writings will be created via a rigorous artistic research process.

Funded by Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE200100555)

Creative investigator: Dr Louise Devenish

Image credit: Pia Johnson