What's in a Name?

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What’s in a Name?

By NewMusicBox Staff on February 1, 2005No Comment

	David Burd Naming is tricky but re-naming is even trickier.
	David Galt Well, if the orphaned girl Numusia won’t mind too much, I recommend borrowing her name…
	Barbara Wallraff “Classical music” does sound old; “new music” is indeed too vague and all-encompassing; “serious music” does sound joyless…
	Bang on a Can How are we going to name this music? How about a contest?…83 people answered the call.

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