IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSIC AND CLIMATE-CHANGE? By Sharon Williams
A note on climate-change and music composition. This morning ash and charred leaves fell as I put shade cloth on my vegie patch (while wearing a mask). I am living in a poorly insulated rental property which seems to heat up quickly and cool down slowly, and I have a chronic health condition (ME/CFS) which is exacerbated by the poor air quality. I don’t feel the need to ponder the intricacies of climate change and its causative impact on the current fire situation and impending heatwaves in my local area. This is not my area of expertise. But it appears (in addition to my somewhat disturbing subjective reality) that the science is in and there is no room for dispute. I will instead focus here on the relationship between music composition and climate change, as that is something rarely (if ever) considered. What is the relationship between climate change and our current way of “doing” the arts in general and music composition in particular? I would have to argue the ...