Musical Exoticism: Images and Reflections

by Ralph P. Locke

Book Overview

A Japanese geisha, a Middle Eastern caravan, a Hungarian-'Gypsy' fiddler, Carmen flinging a rose at Don Jos - portrayals of people and places that are considered somehow 'exotic' have been ubiquitous from 1700 to today, whether in opera, Broadway musicals, instrumental music, film scores, or in jazz and popular song. Often these portrayals are highly stereotypical but also powerful, indelible and touching - or troubling. Musical Exoticism surveys...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521349559
• ISBN13: 9780521349550
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"