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Swain, Joseph P.

 
9780195054347: The Broadway Musical: A Critical and Musical Survey
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ISBN 10 : 0195054342 ISBN 13 : 9780195054347
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1990

Synopsis

Moving behind the anecdotes and production histories of Broadway, this survey of the most important musicals examines how the great Broadway composers used the traditional tools of composition - melody, harmony, tonal movement, rhythm and texture - to become powerful dramatists in their own right. Over 150 musical examples show how "Showboat", "Oklahoma!", and "Carousel" changed the course of the Broadway tradition, and how such diverse material as Shakesperean drama ("Kiss Me Kate"), and modern conflict ("Fiddler on the Roof") was transformed by Broadway. Covering the work of composers - Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein and Frank Loesser - and songwriting teams - Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, and Rice and Lloyd-Webber - this trip down memory lane ends with a look at the future of the Broadway musical play.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This new edition of Swain's classic awardwinning text reveals how a musical drama achieves plot movement, character development and conflict through strategic placement of music in twenty impressive productions. Included is the latest research and viewpoints of contemporary critics, highlighting the various styles of important composers including Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Jerry Bock, Stephen Sondheim, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. This new edition also includes a previously unpublished essay on Les MisZrables. An expanded epilogue offers insight into the phenomena behind Miss Saigon and Phantom of the Opera, _megamusicals_ which seemingly popularized the Broadway tradition. For people interested in Broadway musicals, theater, popular music, American music, opera and/or twentiethcentury music.

Biographie de l'auteur

Joseph Peter Swain is an Associate Professor of Music at Colgate University.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
1990
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195054342
ISBN 13 
9780195054347
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
405
Coordonnées du fabricant
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