Title The influence of European literary and artistic representations of the 'Orient' on Western orchestral compositions, ca. 1840-1920 : from oriental inspiration to 'exotic' orchestration / Jonathan David Little ; with a foreword by Craig De Wilde.

Publication Info.	Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, [2010]
	©2010

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Description	xix, 402 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustration (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Part one. The Orient as image or as thought. Understanding the retreat to the exotic ; Defining the "Orient" -- Part two. The historical background. Pilgrimages to the "Orient" : The politics of the Middle East, Music and musicians among "the splendor and havoc of the East", En Espagne ; Sailor musicians and musical travelogues ; Universal expositions and the inspiration of contemporary events ; Diaghilev's Ballets Russes -- Conclusion -- Postscript on colour and atmosphere -- Appendix. A guide to the lingua franca of musical orientalism.
Subject	Orchestral music -- History and criticism.
	Orchestral music.
	Orchestral music -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Chronological Term	20th century
Genre/Form	Orchestral music.
Subject	Orientalism in music.
	Orientalism in music.
	Music and literature.
	Music and literature.
	Music -- Oriental influences.
	Music -- Oriental influences.
Added Author	De Wilde, Craig James, 1957- author of introduction.
ISBN	9780773414266
	0773414266