A symphony of flavors : food and music in concert / edited by Edmundo Murray.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: singing while sowing / Edmundo Murray -- The deliriously tempting complementarity of Syrian food and music / Rihab Kassatly Bagnole -- Music as the food of longing in Ireland and Irish America / Sean Williams -- Classical music, flavors and some commentaries on the Coffee cantata ("Kaffeekantate") by J.S. Bach / Roberto Alejandro Pérez -- Dining and drinking scenes in European operas, operettas and ballets / Anna G. Piotrowska -- Gastronomy, music, and dance in the Cape Verdean life cycle / Manuel Brito-Semedo -- Cabo Verde and identities in concert: literature, gastronomy and music / Simone Caputo Gomes -- "Sabrosura": pleasure, humor and tradition in Latin American food songs / Edmundo Murray -- "Through the kitchen door": the flavor of Cuban popular music / René Vázquez Díaz -- 'Twixt "Creoles" and "Caiçaras": the affirmation of identities through music and flavors in a Brazilian town / Izaura Furtado.

Sound and taste conjugate a special relationship, and they are often presented and represented together. The linkage between music and food has been a traditional field for artists to suggest, among various emotions, love and sexual desire, happiness, fear, and rebellion, as well as environmental, urban, ethnic, and class values. This multi-author book explores the interconnectedness of music and food and their meaningful relations. With a multicultural approach, chapters focus on various historical periods and world cultures. Music and food links are explored within the framework of different.

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