Yeah, perhaps the russian composers would not want to be included into the genre of western europe, though some of their training was, a blend of the two - the nationalistic movement (Cui, Borodin, Glinka, etc) tried to have the respectability of classical but with melanchony russian roots .... like russian haite cuisine which was really French lol. It it amazing how many great virtuousos are being trained in the east, and how culture flows across borders ... though the pinko in me notices how it seems to flow from one upper class to another ...
-------------------------- John W. Kulig Professor of Psychology Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 -------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Esterson" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2009 2:29:00 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE:[tips] Psychology irrelevant to African-Americans John Kulig wrote: >It is true that some European music is refined (WESTERN europe? >sorry sorry lol). But like language, the differences are tied mostly to social class. Even with the caveat "mostly", I think this is an over-generalisation. As for cultural differences, there are two non-Western countries with deeply rooted cultures in which *Western* classical music is thriving: China and Japan: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/02/world/asia/02iht-china.html http://www.bunka.go.jp/culture-online/genre/classical_music.html >It is true that some European music is refined (WESTERN europe?... I think the Russians might object to the genre being associated with WESTERN Europe. :-) Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
