Space

Many New Age composers have turned beyond our own atmostpher for their musical inspiration, despite the lack of sound in the vacuum we call outer-space. The abstract nature of the sounds is the only consant amongst the many New Age composer's interpretation interstellar music. Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, takes the approach of using astronomic information interpreted by computers and fed into synthesizers to generate music. Thus, the term Space is a good indicator of both the texture and the attitudes of artists such as multi-instrumentalist Phil Thornton or Michael Stearns (often considered the father of Space music).

Read more: the ListenSmart article on this style.