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1) What is the difference between "influence" and "representation"?
“Nicholas Cook — Anatomy of an encounter: Debussy and the gamelan, again” highlights the terms influence and representation throughout the article. Nicholas Cook believes that influence “largely revolves around the attempt to draw a highly value-laden distinction between superficial imitation on the one hand…” “….and on the other hand the stylistic assimilation that, for Roy Howat, represents ‘the essence of a really profound and creative influence’”. Representation is when you take different elements that are either suggested by or abstracted from a specific culture. You can use things such as pieces of music, art, or sound recordings, to express the thoughts of the subject. Nicholas Cook said that “…the paradoxical conclusion that the best evidence of influence is when there is no evidence of it.” …show more content…

Debussy’s “Pagodes” fits into the discussion because this piece of music is a part of the impressionism movement and it is also an example of influence as well as representation in music. Impressionistic music conveys the moods and emotions that are aroused by the subject instead of aroused by a detailed tone-picture. Debussy’s “Pagodes” is an example of influence and representation in music because the piece of music has elements that are suggested by or abstracted from Javanese music and incorporates this into his normal technique. Debussy’s “Pagodes” is also seen as an representing the traditions of the nineteenth

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