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An examination of music written for Hollywood animated cartoons of the 1930s through the 1950s. Focusing on classical music, opera, and jazz, it considers the genre and compositional style of cartoons produced by major Hollywood animation studios, including Warner Bros, MGM, Lantz, and the Fleischers.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations and Tables List of Music Examples Acknowledgments Introduction. Why Cartoon Music? 1. Carl Stalling and Popular Music in the Warner Bros. Cartoons 2. "You Really Do Beat the Shit out of That Cat": Scott Bradley's (Violent) Music for MGM 3. Jungle Jive: Animation, Jazz Music, and Swing Culture 4. Corny Concertos and Silly Symphonies: Classical Music and Cartoons 5. What's Opera, Doc? and Cartoon Opera A Brief Conclusion Appendix 1: Carl Stalling Documents Appendix 2: Scott Bradley Documents Notes Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/04/2007
      ISBN13: 9780520253117, 978-0520253117
      ISBN10: 0520253116
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An examination of music written for Hollywood animated cartoons of the 1930s through the 1950s. Focusing on classical music, opera, and jazz, it considers the genre and compositional style of cartoons produced by major Hollywood animation studios, including Warner Bros, MGM, Lantz, and the Fleischers.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations and Tables List of Music Examples Acknowledgments Introduction. Why Cartoon Music? 1. Carl Stalling and Popular Music in the Warner Bros. Cartoons 2. "You Really Do Beat the Shit out of That Cat": Scott Bradley's (Violent) Music for MGM 3. Jungle Jive: Animation, Jazz Music, and Swing Culture 4. Corny Concertos and Silly Symphonies: Classical Music and Cartoons 5. What's Opera, Doc? and Cartoon Opera A Brief Conclusion Appendix 1: Carl Stalling Documents Appendix 2: Scott Bradley Documents Notes Bibliography Index

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