Composer’s Toolbox

Toolbox is a series hosted by the Canadian Music Centre (Toronto) designed to bring attention to the range of techniques and strategies being used in contemporary music composition. The proliferation of these resources has been linked to a breakdown in separate, isolated musical traditions in favour of mutual influence; by concerns shared between different segments of contemporary arts, including interest in spontaneity, in overlapping time scales, and attention to gesture and fine details; and by the introduction of new technological possibilities and social imaginaries.