Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
National Union Catalog
Author: Music, Books on Music, and Sound Recordings
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Audio-visual materials
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre
Author: Kurt GänzlPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
[V.1.] A-K -- [v.2.] L-Z.
Jacques Offenbach and the Making of Modern Culture
Author: Laurence SenelickPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521871808
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Provides a fresh and global perspective on the works and influence of a nineteenth-century musical and theatrical phenomenon.
Composers in the Movies
Author: John C. TibbettsPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300128037
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
Amadeus . . . Yankee Doodle Dandy . . . Swanee River . . . Rhapsody in Blue. Even before movies had sound, filmmakers dramatized the lives of composers. Movie biographies—or biopics—have depicted composers as diverse as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George M. Cohan, Stephen Foster, and George Gershwin. In this enticing book, the first devoted entirely to such films, John C. Tibbetts surveys different styles and periods from the Hollywood of the 1920s and 1930s to the international cinema of today, exploring the role that film biographies play in our understanding of history and culture. Tibbetts delves into such questions as: How historically accurate are composer biopics? How and why have inaccuracies and distortions been perpetrated? What strategies have been used to represent visually the creative process? The book examines the films in several contexts and considers their role in commodifying and popularizing music. Extensive archival research, dozens of illustrations, and numerous interviews make this an appealing book for film and music enthusiasts at all levels.
Charlestown Navy Yard, Historic Resource Study, Volume 3 of 3, 2010
Author: Bibliographic Guide to Music
Author: New York Public Library. Music DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical
Author: Robert GordonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199988749
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 777
Book Description
The first comprehensive academic survey of British musical theatre from its origins, The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical offers both a historical account of musical theatre from 1728 and a range of in-depth critical analyses of key works and productions that illustrate its aesthetic values and sociocultural meanings.
The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals
Author: Dan DietzPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 144224528X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 611
Book Description
The debut of Oklahoma! in 1943 ushered in the modern era of Broadway musicals and was followed by a number of successes that have become beloved classics. Shows produced on Broadway during this decade include Annie Get Your Gun, Brigadoon, Carousel, Finian’s Rainbow, Pal Joey, On the Town, and South Pacific. Among the major performers of the decade were Alfred Drake, Gene Kelly, Mary Martin, and Ethel Merman, while other talents who contributed to shows include Irving Berlin, Gower Champion, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Agnes de Mille, Lorenz Hart, Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Cole Porter, Jerome Robbins, Richard Rodgers, and Oscar Hammerstein II. In The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines every musical and revue that opened on Broadway during the 1940s. In addition to providing details on every hit and flop, this book includes revivals and one-man and one-woman shows. Each entry contains the following information: Opening and closing dates Plot summary Cast members Number of performances Names of all important personnel, including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors Musical numbers and the names of performers who introduced the songs Production data, including information about tryouts Source material Critical commentary Details about London and other foreign productions Besides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, such as a discography, film versions, published scripts, Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and non-musical productions that utilized songs, dances, or background music. A treasure trove of information, The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals provides readers with a complete view of each show. This significant resource will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in musical theatre history.
Emotion, Place and Culture
Author: Dr Joyce DavidsonPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1409488047
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Recent years have witnessed a rapid rise in engagement with emotion and affect across a broad range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, with geographers among others making a significant contribution by examining the emotional intersections between people and places. Building on the achievements of Emotional Geographies (2005), the editors have brought together leading scholars such as Nigel Thrift, Alphonso Lingis and Frances Dyson as well as young, up and coming academics from a diverse range of disciplines to investigate feelings and affect in various spatial and social contexts, environments and landscapes. The book is divided into five sections covering the themes of remembering, understanding, mourning, belonging, and enchanting.