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Overview"Duke Ellington's son Mercer has said that his father was frustrated in only one area of musical ambition: his desire to do his own Broadway show. Though Ellington wrote many theatrical pieces, he was never able to achieve success as a composer for the stage, and today his stage shows receive little attention from music historians. Nevertheless, these works occupied a significant place in Ellington's creative imagination, and many of the ideas he employed in their composition found their way into his other work. Here is the first book to acknowledge Duke Ellington's contribution to the stage. It offers a survey of every theater piece Ellington is known to have worked on during his lifetime, beginning with the 1925 revue The Chocolate Kiddies and ending with the unfinished ""street opera"" Queenie Pie. This large body of work includes full-length musicals, African American revues, ballets, and incidental music. The plot of each work is described and the score analyzed according to its dramatic function in the piece. Musical phrases are reproduced in the text, and associations with other well-known Ellington compositions are noted. An appendix provides a chronological listing of Ellington's shows with song titles conveniently listed under each." Full Product DetailsAuthor: John FranceschinaPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780786408566ISBN 10: 0786408561 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 29 March 2001 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Dramatis Felidae 1. Jungle Music 2. The Sun-Tanned Revu-sical 3. “I’m Afraid I’ll Live” 4. “Here's a Strange Mess” 5. “Night Time” 6. “What Color Is Virtue?” 7. “Skillipoop” 8. Fallen Angel 9. Water Music 10. Gilbert and Sullivan on Hallucinogens 11. “Play On!” Appendix: Duke Ellington’s Compositions for the Stage, 1925-1999 Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsdetailed --Choice; the first complete review of all the music Ellington wrote for the stage...an incredible amount of fresh information...a must...will be the standard reference for any further study on the subject...rich wealth of information --The International Dems Bulletin; provid[es] detailed and intelligent commentary --Classic Images; comprehensive, reliable, and readable...provides extensive new research...essential --TDES. the first complete review of all the music Ellington wrote for the stage -an incredible amount of fresh information -a must -will be the standard reference for any further study on the subject -rich wealth of information --The International Dems B detailed -Choice; the first complete review of all the music Ellington wrote for the stage...an incredible amount of fresh information...a must...will be the standard reference for any further study on the subject...rich wealth of information -The International Dems Bulletin; provid[es] detailed and intelligent commentary -Classic Images; comprehensive, reliable, and readable...provides extensive new research...essential -TDES. detailed --<i>Choice</i>; the first complete review of all the music Ellington wrote for the stage...an incredible amount of fresh information...a must...will be the standard reference for any further study on the subject...rich wealth of information --<i>The International Dems Bulletin</i>; provid[es] detailed and intelligent commentary --<i>Classic Images</i>; comprehensive, reliable, and readable...provides extensive new research...essential --<i>TDES.</i> Author InformationJohn Franceschina is a retired distinguished professor of theatre arts at Pennsylvania State University. He lives in Sarasota, Florida. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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