Music for the melodramatic theatre in nineteenth-century London & New York / Michael V. Pisani.
Språk: Engelska Serie: Studies in theatre history and cultureUtgivning: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2014Beskrivning: xxvi, 386 s. : ill. 24 cmISBN:- 9781609382308
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Innehåll:
Introduction, genres, concepts, and terms -- Part one: Forging a new music-dramatic genre -- The eighteenth-century roots of Melos -- The rise of melodrama in the age of revolution -- The early popular drama in the public theatres -- Part two: Propagating the popular drama -- The Anglo-American melodrama and its music -- Victorian theatre bands and their leaders -- The craft of Melos in rehearsal and performance -- Music, suspense, and the sensation drama -- Part three: Transforming the popular drama -- Melos in crisis -- Nationalism, "prestige music," and Irving’s Lyceum -- Melodrama and glamour at century’s end -- Conclusion: The legacy of Melos.
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Introduction, genres, concepts, and terms -- Part one: Forging a new music-dramatic genre -- The eighteenth-century roots of Melos -- The rise of melodrama in the age of revolution -- The early popular drama in the public theatres -- Part two: Propagating the popular drama -- The Anglo-American melodrama and its music -- Victorian theatre bands and their leaders -- The craft of Melos in rehearsal and performance -- Music, suspense, and the sensation drama -- Part three: Transforming the popular drama -- Melos in crisis -- Nationalism, "prestige music," and Irving’s Lyceum -- Melodrama and glamour at century’s end -- Conclusion: The legacy of Melos.