Böcker i Discourses on Intellectual Europe-serien

Europe¿s boundaries have mainly been shaped by cultural, religious, and political conceptions rather than by geography. In this context, this volume outlines the transformation of Europe¿s boundaries from the fall of the ancient world to the age of decolonization and explores, among other aspects, the confrontation of Christian Europe with Islam and the changing role of the Mediterranean from ¿mare nostrum¿ to a frontier between nations.

The volume focuses on music during the process of European integration since the Second World War. Often music in Europe is defined by its relation to the concept of Occidentalism (Musik im Abendland; western music). The emphasis here turns rather to recent manifestations of its evolvement in ensembles, music organisations, events and ideas, and deals with questions of unity and diversity from Bergen to Tel Aviv, from Lisbon to Baku.