Current Directions in Ecomusicology

This is the first sustained examination of ecomusicology — the study of the intersections of music/sound, culture/society, and nature/environment. Sections visit interdisciplinary modeling, especially between music and ecology; musical genres and their engagement with environmental issues; sustainability issues facing the music industry and musical instrument making; (eco)feminist, bioregionalist, and social justice perspectives; soundscapes and soundscape artists; and indigenous music making, ritual and ecology. This book explores the significance of sound, music, and place in human cultures alongside ethnomusicology, focusing attention on the wider soundscape of and impacts on the planet.