Nostalgia and Music
- Extra Reading
The music we listened to when we were young makes us feel emotional and often nostalgic, transporting us to a particular time and place. Composers over the past 300 years have frequently offered musical tributes to bygone styles – Mozart to Bach, Stravinsky to Tchaikovsky, Sondheim to Ravel, and Barry Manilow to Chopin.
This lecture observes how music is a highly effective tool in the promotion of cultural and personal nostalgia.
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