Musical Exoticism: Images and ReflectionsA Japanese geisha, a Middle Eastern caravan, a Hungarian 'Gypsy' fiddler, Carmen flinging a rose at Don Jos portrayals of people and places that are considered somehow 'exotic' have been ubiquitous from 1700 to today, whether in opera, Broadway musicals, instrumental music, film scores, or in jazz and popular song. Often these portrayals are highly stereotypical but also powerful, indelible and touching or troubling. Musical Exoticism surveys the vast