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OverviewThis classic account of the nature of film music aesthetics was first published in 1947. Its value comes from a unique combination of talents and experience enjoyed by the book's authors. Eisler's time at Hollywood gave him a particular insight on the technical questions which arise for composers when music is used in the production of films; while Adorno was able to contribute on wide aesthetic and sociological matters as well as specifically musical questions. Above all, the authors envisaged the book as a contribution to the study of modern, industrialised culture; and, in this respect, it has a particular importance to the whole area of cultural studies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Theodor W. Adorno , Hanns EislerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.172kg ISBN: 9780826499028ISBN 10: 0826499023 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 11 October 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsNew Introduction by Graham McCann Preface Introduction 1. Prejudices and Bad Habits 2. Function and Dramaturgy 3. The New Musical Resources 4. Sociological Aspects 5. Elements of Aesthetics 6. The Composer and the Movie-Making Process 7. Suggestions and Conclusions Appendix: Report on the Film Music Project Fourteen Ways to Describe Rain IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTheodor W. Adorno (1903-69) was a founder and arguably the foremost thinker of the Frankfurt School. He worked with Max Horkheimer at the New York Institute for Social Research and later taught at the University of Frankfurt until his death in 1969. His work has proved enormously influential in sociology, philosophy and cultural theory. Hanns Eisler (1898-1962) is one of the great distinctive musical personalities of the twentieth century. Committedly left-wing and enormously versatile, he composed in various genres: from chamber pieces in the style of the Schoenberg school to `agitprop’ ballads and choruses for the Workers’ Movement; from full symphonic works to the more conventional film scores he wrote for Hollywood. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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