Conference 'The musical instrument as an expression of globality', given by David R. M. Irving

Musical instruments are tools that allow us to construct sound, but they are also objects loaded with material and symbolic histories that can guide us in a critical analysis of the music we make today. Based on examples ranging from the modern period to the present day, David R. M. Irving explores how materials (tropical woods, ivory, metals or animal products) reveal global networks marked by colonialism and extractivism. The conference proposes rethinking the instrument …