It's a conventional Asian-sounding song that was really produced by Western musicians in 1847 for a theater show that required something 'oriental' and unusual. The point is that we are all aware that East Asian music, which includes China, Japan, and the Koreas, differs from what we are accustomed to in the West. Western music follows a set of norms and expectations, but East Asian music follows its own set of rules. That's a great oriental riff.
Culture is reflected in East Asian music through means of instruments that are passed down to generations. East Asian music is a part of the culture because of how long it has been there.
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It's a conventional Asian-sounding song that was really produced by Western musicians in 1847 for a theater show that required something 'oriental' and unusual. The point is that we are all aware that East Asian music, which includes China, Japan, and the Koreas, differs from what we are accustomed to in the West. Western music follows a set of norms and expectations, but East Asian music follows its own set of rules. That's a great oriental riff.
Culture is reflected in East Asian music through means of instruments that are passed down to generations. East Asian music is a part of the culture because of how long it has been there.