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An Oxford handbook of the American musical

Authors:Raymond Knapp, Mitchell Morris, Stacy Ellen Wolf

Summary:Histories of the Musical looks at the ways that the American musical has evolved from early minstrel shows to the present day.

Print Book, English, 2018

Edition:View all formats and editions

Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 2018

Series:

Oxford handbooks

Genre:Criticism, interpretation, etc

Physical Description:Bände.

ISBN:

9780190877767, 0190877766

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1073021603

Subjects:

Comédies musicales États-Unis Histoire et critique

Criticism, interpretation, etc

Musicals United States History and criticism

Contents:

Introduction by Mitchell MorrisPart I. Historiography1. Narratives and Values Mitchell Morris2. Texts and Authors Jim Lovensheimer3. Musical Styles and Song Conventions Paul R. Laird4. Evolution of Dance in the Golden Age of the American "Book Musical" Liza GennaroPart II. Transformations5. Minstrelsy and Theatrical Miscegenation Thomas L. Riis6. Tin Pan Alley Songs on Stage and Screen before World War II Raymond Knapp and Mitchell Morris7. Integration Geoffrey Block8. After the "Golden Age" Jessica Sternfeld and Elizabeth L. WollmanBibliography