A comprehensive survey of the major sources of inspiration for Western composers who sought to infuse their musical works with an 'Eastern' flavor. It discusses the aesthetic, philosophical, political, geographical, literary and historical forces at work during the period.
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Companion volume from the same publisher:
Literary Sources of Nineteenth-Century Musical Orientalism: The Hypnotic Spell of the Exotic on Music of the Romantic Period
The Influence of European Literary and Artistic Representations of the 'Orient' on Western Orchestral Compositions, ca. 1840-1920: From Oriental Inspiration to 'Exotic' Orchestration
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Author(s)Jonathan David Little
PublisherEdwin Mellen Press
ISBN / ASIN0773414266
ISBN-139780773414266
Sales Rank10,768,078
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