Music and empire
David R. M. Irving
Abstract Music and empire have an entangled relationship: just as empires influenced the development practice of music throughout much world, has performed vital functions in history. is deeply embedded within political, religious, economic processes empires, symbolizing power across large distances shaping ideas, practices, beliefs. a potent vehicle for spread ideology: it been used to exert political social control, but also tool resistance. Within incorporating multiple ethnic groups, performance, study, teaching highlight cultural differences, or enforce assimilation standardization. Networks transport, trade, communication between facilitated precipitated movement circulation musicians, instruments, practices; cross‐cultural adoption, adaptation, and/or mixing these elements typical consequence empire.
The Encyclopedia of Empire