From the Erotic to the Demonic

From the Erotic to the Demonic demonstrates how different musical styles construct ideas of class sexuality and ethnic identity. This book will serve as a model for musicologists who want to take a postmodern approach to their inquiries. The clear and lively arguments are supported by ninety musical examples taken from such diverse sources as opera symphonic music jazz and nineteenth- and twentieth-century popular songs. Derek Scott offers new insights on a range of high and low musical styles and the cultures that produced them.