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Explores the many and varied ways in which composers have been depicted on the cinema screen. Beginning with some of the very earliest silent films examples, these essays range in subject from the 12th century abbess, Hildegard of Bingen, through the great classical and romantic eras of Verdi, Wagner, Berlioz and Strauss, up to the 20th century, and Elgar, Delius, Gershwin and Blitzstein.

The Composer on Screen

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786499656, 978-0786499656
      ISBN10: 0786499656

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      Book Synopsis
      Explores the many and varied ways in which composers have been depicted on the cinema screen. Beginning with some of the very earliest silent films examples, these essays range in subject from the 12th century abbess, Hildegard of Bingen, through the great classical and romantic eras of Verdi, Wagner, Berlioz and Strauss, up to the 20th century, and Elgar, Delius, Gershwin and Blitzstein.

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