On Yahoo Answers one can ask questions on just about anything. A user has asked the following question:

Would you consider New Age musicians part of “jass crossover” (or perhaps “classical crossover”) artists? For any of you here at Yahoo Answers who majors in jazz music, do you also learn about New Age music during your education/training?

My question is simply for asking. I have nothing against New Age music nor its artists. In fact, I like some New Age artists e.g. Karl Jenkin’s Adiemus, Enya, and Deep Forest.

And the best answer is:

I agree with the answerer that New Age is in a category on its own. New Age consists of various sub-genres, like jazz or classical. There is orchestral, vocal, eastern-influence, minimalist and electronic sub-genres that are incorporated in this genre.

I suppose that at some point in the future, some of this could make its way into modern/contemporary orchestral music, especially the pieces by Karl Jenkins and Mannheim Steamroller. In that manner, I suppose that you could consider these artists somewhat ‘classical crossover’. I would consider Enya as much ‘world music’ as ‘new age’, as she crosses over those genres.

I don’t believe any schools educate on ‘New Age’ music per se. However, many of its elements, such as minimalism, chord density, neo-classicism and electronic music are most definitely elements within modern/contemporary orchestral music. For example, composers like Harold Budd and John Adams could conceivably be mistaken for new age if presented in such a format.

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