New Age Piano Music
Why is my original piano music categorized as 'New Age' piano music?
'New Age' is the standard label the music industry has applied to any music that is instrumental in nature, yet doesn't easily fit into the 'classical' or 'jazz' genres. All modern solo piano music - George Winston, Jim Brickman, Greg Maroney, David Lanz and others - are considered 'New Age' piano music for the purpose of categorization. As far as the music industry is concerned, New Age music is simply a category - much like Classical, Jazz, Pop, Alternative, Rap, and World Music are categories. It's just a way to delineate one music style from another.
'New Age' is the standard label the music industry has applied to any music that is instrumental in nature, yet doesn't easily fit into the 'classical' or 'jazz' genres. All modern solo piano music - George Winston, Jim Brickman, Greg Maroney, David Lanz and others - are considered 'New Age' piano music for the purpose of categorization. As far as the music industry is concerned, New Age music is simply a category - much like Classical, Jazz, Pop, Alternative, Rap, and World Music are categories. It's just a way to delineate one music style from another.
