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Routledge Orientalism, Masquerade and Mozart's Turkish Music

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Explore the complex cultural meanings behind Mozart's Turkish music in this scholarly study from the Royal Musical Association Monographs. Matthew Head examines how the composer's use of Turkish musical elements functioned within the 18th-century context and how these representations shaped later ideas of Western culture. This book investigates the ideological content found in Mozart's various depictions of Turkey. Head places these exotic musical styles within the shifting power dynamics between the Austrian and Ottoman Empires. By analyzing the emerging orientalist project of the era, the text provides a deep look at how music reflects political and social tensions. Beyond a standard post-colonial critique, the research looks at the commercial motivations that influenced Mozart's musical choices. This work offers a nuanced perspective for musicologists, historians, and students interested in the relationship between classical music, empire, and cultural identity in a changing world.

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Analyzes the cultural significance of Mozart's Turkish music within its original 18th-century historical context.

Examines how Mozart's musical representations contributed to later discourses regarding Western culture.

Investigates the connection between musical exoticism and the power relations of the Austrian and Ottoman Empires.

Provides a detailed study of the emerging orientalist project through the lens of classical composition.

Offers a nuanced perspective by looking at the commercial stimuli that influenced Mozart's musical direction.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0947854088
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Music > Styles > Classical Music
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 November 2000
Listed Since: 05 February 2007

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