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Summary:

Abstract: This book offers a series of essays that show the integrated role that musical structure (including harmony, melody, rhythm, meter, form, and musical association) plays in making sense of what transpires onstage in musicals. Written by a group of music analysts who care deeply about musical theater, this collection provides new understanding of how musicals are put together, how composers and lyricists structure words and music to complement one another, and how music helps us understand the human relationships and historical and social contexts. Using a wide range of musical examples, representing the history of musical theater from the 1920s to the present day, the book explores how music interacts with dramatic elements within individual shows and other pieces within and outside of the genre. These essays invite readers to consider issues that are fundamental both to our understanding of musical theater and to the multiple ways we engage with music.

Contributors:

Buchler, Michael , editor

Decker, Gregory J. (Gregory John) , editor

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Tracking pop

Subjects:

Musicals — New York (State) — New York — 20th century — History and criticism

Musicals — New York (State) — New York — 21st century — History and criticism

Musicology

Music theory

1900-2099

Musicals

New York (State) — New York

Genres:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, discographies and index.
Sponsored by Florida State University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 292 pages) : illustrations.

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

ML1711.8 .N3eb

ISBNs:

9780472903535 (electronic bk.)
0472903535 (electronic bk.)
9780472133314 (hardcover book) [Invalid]
9780472039302 (paperback book) [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

Digital Object Identifier: 10.3998/mpub.11969716

OCLC Numbers:

1378524341