Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage [electronic resource] : Economic, Cultural and Social Identity / edited by Blanca de-Miguel-Molina, Virginia Santamarina-Campos, María de-Miguel-Molina, Rafael Boix-Doménech.

Part I. Economic, cultural and social identity -- Chapter 1. Introduction. Music, from intangible cultural heritage to the music industry -- Chapter 2. The impact of the music industry in Europe and the business models involved in its value chain -- Chapter 3. The role of public policies in enhancing cultural and creative industries: an analysis of public policies related to music in Colombia -- Chapter 4. Soundcool: a business model for cultural industries born out of a research project -- Chapter 5. Breaking the gender gap in rap/hip-hop consumption -- Part II. Music and territory: the case of bands in the Valencian Region -- Chapter 6. The intangible cultural landscape of the Banda Primitiva de Llíria -- Chapter 7. Music for the Moors and Christians festivities as intangible cultural heritage: a specific genre for wind bands in certain Spanish regions -- Chapter 8. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on musical societies in the Valencian Region, Spain -- Chapter 9. Conclusions:music as an economic, social, cultural, creative and resilient activity.

Open Access

This open access book offers an interdisciplinary perspective and presents various case studies on music as ICH, highlighting the importance and functionality of music to stimulating social innovation and entrepreneurship. Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) covers the traditions or living expressions proposed by the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in five areas, including music. To understand the relationship between immaterial and material uses and inherent cultural landscapes, this open access book analyzes the symbolic, political, and economic dimensions of music. The authors highlight the continuity and current functionality of these artistic forms of expression as well as their lively and changing character in continuous transformation. Topics include the economic value and impact of music, strategies for social innovation in the music sector, music management, and public policies to promote cultural and creative industries.