NATIONAL, music, if such a thing there be, is a form of art the very mention of which causes many excellent people to shudder. It offends their musical ideal, which is that of pure sonority ...

I miss nationalism in classical music. Nationalism is looked upon by certain contemporary elements as bad because the nations in question were colonial powers, and colonialism was bad. I take a ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "This book tells the story of a form of music that enjoys unparalleled popularity in a country that itself possesses instant name recognition ...