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OverviewThis new edition of Swain's classic award-winning text reveals how a musical drama achieves plot movement, character development and conflict through strategic placement of music in twenty impressive productions. Included is the latest research and viewpoints of contemporary critics, highlighting the various styles of important composers including Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Jerry Bock, Stephen Sondheim, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. This new edition also includes a previously unpublished essay on Les Miserables. An expanded epilogue offers insight into the phenomena behind Miss Saigon and Phantom of the Opera, megamusicals which seemingly popularized the Broadway tradition. For people interested in Broadway musicals, theater, popular music, American music, opera and/or twentieth-century music. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Associate Professor of Music Joseph P Swain (Colgate University)Publisher: Scarecrow Press Imprint: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 9781283615327ISBN 10: 1283615320 Pages: 465 Publication Date: 01 January 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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