Ethnographic and Exotic Elements in Viennese Musical Culture: Stylistic Diversity in the Capital of a Multicultural Empire
Abstract
This chapter evaluates the subject of ethnographic material in Viennese music, recognizing that those who defined the Viennese perspective, composing and performing music in Vienna, were very often men from elsewhere, attracted by the opportunities of the imperial capital. It examines Ottoman operatic subjects and Turkish Janissary style, Viennese ethnography (including as integrated into classical style), folk songs, Hungarian-Roma influences and style, musical nationalism and ethnographic repertory at the Vienna Opera.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Musicology and Musical Analysis
Music History and Culture
Literature
Musicology
and Cultural Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 44–68
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter