1. Isn't a rejection OR continuation of modernism. Has aspects of both a break and an extension
2. Is in some ways ironic.
3. Does not respect boundaries between sounds and procedures of the past and of the present.
4. Challenges barriers between low and high styles.
5. Shows disdain for the often unquestioned value of structural unity.
6. Questions the mutual exclusivity of elitist and populist values
7. Avoids totalising forms (e.g., does not want entire pieces to be tonal or serial or cast in a prescribed formal mold)
8. Considers music not as autonomous but as relevant to cultural, social, and political contexts.
9. Includes quotations of or references to music of many traditions and cultures.
10. Considers technology not only as a way to preserve and transmit music but also as deeply implicated in the production and essence of music.
11. Embraces contradictions.
12. Distrusts binary oppositions.
13. Includes fragmentations and discontinuities.
14. Encompasses pluralism and eclecticism.
15. Presents multiple meanings and multiple temporalities.
16. Locates meaning and even structure in listeners, more than in scores, performances, or composers.
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