Gypsy Music in European Culture From The Late 18th to the Early 29th CenturiesNortheastern University Press

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Translated from the Polish, Anna G. Piotrowska's 'Gypsy Music in European Culture' details the profound impact that Gypsy music has had on European culture from a broadly historical perspective. The author begins by identifying two models of discourse on Gypsy music: those of assimilation, as in the national music of Hungary and Spain, and nonassimilating types, which often fall into racial stereotypes and associations with the exotic. Using these broad typologies as a jumping-off point, she then details the stimulating influence that Gypsy music had on a variety of European musical forms, including opera, vaudeville, ballet, and vocal and instrumental compositions.