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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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    A Paperback by Paul Fryer

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      Publisher McFarland & Company
      Published 5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780786499656
      978-0786499656
      ISBN-10 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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