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A History of the American Musical narrates the evolution of the film musical genre, discussing its influences and how it has come to be defined; the first text on this subject for over two decades, it employs the very latest concepts and research.

  • The most up-to-date text on the subject, with uniquely comprehensive coverage and employing the very latest concepts and research
  • Surveys centuries of music history from the music and dance of Native Americans to contemporary music performance in streaming media
  • Examines the different ways the film musical genre has been defined, what gets counted as a musical, why, and who gets to make that decision
  • The text is written in an accessible manner for general cinema and musical theatre buffs, whilst retaining theoretical rigour in research
  • Describes the contributions made to the genre by marginalized or subordinated identity groups who have helped invent and shape the musical

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 21/07/2017
    ISBN13: 9781405194952, 978-1405194952
    ISBN10: 1405194952

    Number of Pages: 384

    Description

    A History of the American Musical narrates the evolution of the film musical genre, discussing its influences and how it has come to be defined; the first text on this subject for over two decades, it employs the very latest concepts and research.

    • The most up-to-date text on the subject, with uniquely comprehensive coverage and employing the very latest concepts and research
    • Surveys centuries of music history from the music and dance of Native Americans to contemporary music performance in streaming media
    • Examines the different ways the film musical genre has been defined, what gets counted as a musical, why, and who gets to make that decision
    • The text is written in an accessible manner for general cinema and musical theatre buffs, whilst retaining theoretical rigour in research
    • Describes the contributions made to the genre by marginalized or subordinated identity groups who have helped invent and shape the musical

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