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  • 5 - Romanticism, the Folk, and Musical Nationalisms

  • from Part II - Worlds
  • Edited by Benedict Taylor, University of Edinburgh
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Companion to Music and Romanticism
    Published online:
    06 August 2021
    Print publication:
    26 August 2021, pp 74-91

  • Summary

    Musical Romanticism and nationalism are both concepts closely tied to the idea of ‘the folk’. This chapter considers the twisting and turning relationships in music between Romanticism, nationalism, and the folk. It treats first the origin of the concepts. Next it takes up the importance of music as a folk ‘language of nature’, and the effect of German musical hegemony during the nineteenth century in spurring different configurations of ‘national’ and ‘folk’ music. It also looks at the realities that complicate many Romantic claims about national music, such as the presence and contributions of ethnic minorities. The chapter argues that Romantic musical nationalism in music is ultimately a series of reception tropes, and summarises five key approaches. It concludes with a study of a single piece, Smetana’s The Moldau, to show how these different tropes can converge and play off each other.