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OverviewMusical Theater: An Appreciation, Second Edition offers a history of musical theater from its operating origins to the Broadway shows of today, combined with an in-depth study of the musical styles that paralleled changes on stage. Alyson McLamore teaches readers how to listen to both the words and the music of the stage musical, enabling them to understand how all the components of a show interact to create a compelling experience for audiences. This second edition has been updated with new chapters covering recent developments in the twenty-first century, while insights from recent scholarship on musical theater have been incorporated throughout the text. The musical examples discussed in the text now include detailed listening guides, while a new companion website includes plot summaries and links to audio of the musical examples. From Don Giovanni to Hamilton, Musical Theater: An Appreciation both explores the history of musical theater and develops a deep appreciation of the musical elements at the heart of this unique art form. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alyson McLamore (California Polytechnic State University)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: 2nd edition Weight: 1.564kg ISBN: 9781138678644ISBN 10: 1138678643 Pages: 584 Publication Date: 13 September 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Part I The Antecedents to the Genre of ""Musical Theater"" 1 The Birth of ""Staged"" Music 2 Developing Genres in the Eighteenth Century: Ballad Opera and Singspiel 3 Developing Genres in the Eighteenth Century: Opera Buffa and Dramma Giocoso 4 The Musical Stage in the American Colonies Part II The Musical Stage in the Nineteenth Century 5 France and Spain in the Nineteenth Century 6 The Serious and the Not-so-Serious: Germany, Italy, and Austria in the Nineteenth Century 7 England in the Nineteenth Century: Gilbert and Sullivan 8 The United States in the Early Nineteenth Century 9 New American Genres of the Later Nineteenth Century 10 Operetta in America, 1880–1903 Part III Diverging Paths in the Twentieth Century 11 The Continuing Dominance of Operetta 12 Challenges to Operetta 13 The Princess Shows 14 Increasing Drama on the Stage 15 Musical Theater of the Lighter Kind Part IV Beginnings of a Golden Age: Synthesis of Style and Substance 16 Great Partnerships of the Early Book Musical: Kern and Hammerstein 17 Great Partnerships of the Early Book Musical: Rodgers and Hart 18 Great Partnerships of the Early Book Musical: The Gershwins (1) 19 Great Partnerships of the Early Book Musical: The Gershwins (2) 20 Great Solo Acts: Irving Berlin 21 Great Solo Acts: Cole Porter and Other Efforts in the 1930s Part V A Greater Maturity 22 New Achievements from Familiar Names: Rodgers and Hart, Irving Berlin 23 A Cole Porter Renaissance and the Rise of Recognition 24 Politics and Social Commentary Part VI New Partnerships 25 Rodgers and Hammerstein: Oklahoma! 26 Rodgers and Hammerstein: Carousel and South Pacific 27 Rodgers and Hammerstein: The King and I and The Sound of Music 28 Lerner and Loewe Part VII New Faces of the 1940s and 1950s 29 Leonard Bernstein 30 Jule Styne and Frank Loesser 31 Meredith Willson and Other Faces of the 1950s Part VIII New Faces of the 1960s and 1970s 32 New Names in Lights in the 1960s 33 Sondheim in the 1960s: Flash in the Pan? 34 New Partnerships: Bock and Harnick 35 New Partnerships: Kander and Ebb 36 New Partnerships: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice 37 Wunderkinder of the 1970s 38 Sondheim in the 1970s: The Endless Experiments Part IX The Late Twentieth Century—and Beyond 39 Andrew Lloyd Webber Without Tim Rice: Cats and Starlight Express 40 The Luxuriant Lloyd Webber 41 The New Team in Town: Schönberg and Boublil 42 New Names, New Teams in the 1980s 43 Stephen Sondheim: Never a Formula 44 A Surge of ""Soloists"" 45 Team Efforts—The 1990s and Beyond 46 Whither Musical Theater?"ReviewsAuthor InformationAlyson McLamore is Professor of Music History at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she has been recognized with the university's Distinguished Teaching Award. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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