Tuesday, 25 March 2014

The word exoticism refers to a fascinationwith the unfamiliar, perhaps mysterious cultures "long ago" and/or "far away.

The word exoticism refers to a fascinationwith the unfamiliar, perhaps mysterious cultures "long ago" and/or "far away."In Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio and Piano Sonata in A, K. 331, III(Rondo "alla Turca"), we find instances of the Turkish music Viennese audiencesfound so exotic.

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