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The chapter evaluates how professionalisation and canon formation shape cultural location, intimacy, and perceived equality. It argues that the contemporary model can be exclusionary, narrowing inclusivity while still being celebrated as an intimate art. 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Murphy McCaleb\nAbstract: Chamber music occupies a complicated position within twenty-first century society. Born out of a tradition of participatory domestic music making, the term now simultaneously refers to both an activity and a repertoire. However, there is little evidence that either of these maintain a similar cultural locus to chamber music’s origins. The modern activity of chamber music has been primarily professionalised and elite, with its repertoire as part of the established canon of Western Art Music. Within musicological writing, chamber music is regularly noted as being emblematic of an equal society and characterised by its intimacy. Paradoxically, this equality and intimacy is within a performative framework that is exclusionary: although chamber music is still hailed as an intimate art form, there are limits to its inclusivity. Whilst it may have been more accessible at its origins, it does not fulfil the same societal niche now. This chapter attempts to more objectively evaluate chamber music as a form of interpersonal musicking within the twenty-first century, prompting an exploration of how chamber music may be redefined to escape potential anachronism.\n1. Introduction\nIn 2008, Leon Botstein published an article in The Musical Quarterly entitled “The State of the Business: Chamber Music America after Thirty Years”. In exploring the magazine’s anniversary issue, he focused on the range of advertising woven throughout, covering artists, venues, concert series, universities, and festivals. Initially noting the “air of superiority and command [that] suffuses many ads” (Botstein 2008, p. 2), Botstein was sceptical of the stability of this musical ecosystem. For all of the special events planned, all of the excellent music being made, and the plethora of up-and-coming ensembles and composers being featured, he noted that “a sense of desperation lurks beneath the surface of this anniversary issue” (ibid., p. 3). Thirteen years later, this analysis still feels apt; Botstein could have been easily describing issues of Chamber Music from 2019, 2020, or 2021. These issues contain not only a significant number of advertisements, but also a number of feature articles that elaborate on the particular unique selling points of an ensemble, artist, composer, or venue. There is a lingering sense that this economy is made up of far more producers than consumers, and that chamber music—both the repertoire and the act of playing it—is fighting to maintain traction within wider society. Although the qualifying features of the phenomenon that Botstein refers to as “chamber music” are not directly articulated, several parameters become apparent. The range of ensembles referred to is broad, including everything from “string quartets to trios, brass and wind ensembles, and from percussion ensembles to odd duos and jazz groups” (ibid., p. 2). In contrast, the social context for these ensembles is perceived to be narrow, where “making a living as a performing musician” is intrinsically tied to “audiences and financial support” (ibid., p. 3). Thus, the chamber music Botstein is concerned with is rooted in professional performance to an audience, a presumption which bears unravelling in order to make sense of the practice within twenty-first century society.\nThrough exploring the recent issues of this magazine, two features become apparent. First, the chamber music economy, at least in the United States, where the journal Chamber Music is centred, is heavily reliant on governmental grants and philanthropy. Performers are not only being advertised within its pages, but they are also targeted by advertising for competitions promising monetary reward and public acclaim. Additionally, there are standing items in the magazine concerning grants and other funding, which have been awarded to aspiring artists. Most notably, Chamber Music America provided USD 1.2 million to chamber musicians and organisations in 2020 through","cbCaim3fBE4Ne4Mr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim3fBE4Ne4Mr","docx",73358,"English","# 1. 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