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This article examines how environmentally conscious policies pose dilemmas for musicians, conflicting with traditional values tied to extensive international touring. It introduces the concept of ‘cultural dissonance’ to illustrate this tension and suggests expanding it to understand musicians’ positions on environmentalism within the music field. Based on interviews with 57 Norwegian musicians, the study identifies three key structuring principles: professional …

The current trend in instrument design involves shrinking physical dimensions to create smaller ‘desktop’ instruments. However, research on large interfaces, exemplified by Chaos Bells, a large digital musical instrument, explores the impact of size on music performance, providing insights into stakeholder influences on design culture and suggesting benefits for designers of instruments of all sizes. This article explores the impact …