Music and the Exotic from the Renaissance to Mozart
Ralph P. Locke explores representations of the exotic in music from the Renaissance to Mozart. Combining music history with cultural analysis, this scholarly work examines how changing ideas of unfamiliar cultures and places shaped musical thought and practice across several centuries.
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Music and the Exotic from the Renaissance to Mozart examines the role of the exotic in music across a period of major artistic and cultural change.
Ralph P. Locke traces the subject from the Renaissance through the eighteenth century, ending with the era of Mozart.
The book considers how music can reflect, construct, and respond to perceptions of unfamiliar peoples, places, and cultures.
Designed for readers interested in music history, classical music, and cultural interpretation, it offers a focused study of the relationship between musical expression and ideas of difference.
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