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 ...

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 ...

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 ...