From the perennially young, precocious figure of 'little orphan Annie' to the physical and vocal aging of the 18th-century castrato, interlinked cultural constructions of age and gender are central to the historical and contemporary depiction of creative activity and its audiences. This title takes an interdisciplinary approach to issues of identity and its representation, examining intersections of age and gender in relation to music and musicians across a wide range of periods, places, and genres, including female patronage in Renaissance Italy, the working-class brass band tradition of northern England, 20th-century jazz and popular music cultures, and the contemporary 'New Music' scene. The collection offers new ways in which to conceptualise the complex links between age and gender in both individual and collective practice and their reception.