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OverviewThis book is a comprehensive filmography of biographical films featuring the lives of 65 great classical composers. Performances analyzed include Richard Burton as Richard Wagner, Cornel Wilde as Frederic Chopin, Gary Oldman as Ludwig van Beethoven, Tom Hulce as Mozart, and Katharine Hepburn as Clara Schumann, among others. Arranged alphabetically by composer's name and illustrated1with stills and posters, the text provides a brief biography of each composer and analyzes the feature films portraying him or her. Emphasis is given to the factual accuracy of the screenplay, the validity of the portrayal, and the film's presentation of the composer's music. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles P. MitchellPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.594kg ISBN: 9780786445868ISBN 10: 0786445866 Pages: 348 Publication Date: 08 April 2010 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback 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 ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Isaac Albéniz Johann Sebastian Bach Arnold Bax Ludwig van Beethoven Vincenzo Bellini Hector Berlioz Georges Bizet Johannes Brahms Anton Bruckner Frederic Chopin Aaron Copland Claude Debussy Frederick Delius Gaetano Donizetti George Gershwin Mikhail Glinka Charles Gounod Percy Grainger Edvard Grieg George Frideric Handel Franz Joseph Haydn Victor Herbert Bernard Herrmann Charles Ives Scott Joplin Constant Lambert Franz Liszt Gustav Mahler Marin Marais Bohuslav Martinu Pietro Mascagni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Modeste Mussorgsky Carl Nielsen Jacques Offenbach Ignace Jan Paderewski Niccolò Paganini Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Giacomo Puccini Henry Purcell Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Sigmund Romberg Gioacchino Rossini Camille Saint-Saëns Pablo de Sarasate Erik Satie Franz Schubert Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann Dmitri Shostakovich Jean Sibelius Bedrich Smetana John Philip Sousa Leopold Stokowski Johann Strauss, Jr., Johann Strauss, Sr. 0227 Richard Strauss Igor Stravinsky Arthur Sullivan Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Giuseppe Verdi Heitor Villa-Lobos Antonio Vivaldi Richard Wagner Peter Warlock Appendix A: Films about Fictional Composers Appendix B: Composers on Series Television Bibliography IndexReviewsextensive index...useful --<i>ARBA</i>; a masterwork of research and a triumph of film and music commentary. Mitchell's command of the subject covers an extraordinary spectrum. For anyone with a passion for music and movies, this book hits the right notes --<i>New York Resident</i>; in-depth analyses of many movies --<i>Katahdin Times.</i> “extensive index...useful”—ARBA; “a masterwork of research and a triumph of film and music commentary. Mitchell’s command of the subject covers an extraordinary spectrum. For anyone with a passion for music and movies, this book hits the right notes”—New York Resident; “in-depth analyses of many movies”—Katahdin Times. extensive index...useful --ARBA; a masterwork of research and a triumph of film and music commentary. Mitchell's command of the subject covers an extraordinary spectrum. For anyone with a passion for music and movies, this book hits the right notes --New York Resident; in-depth analyses of many movies --Katahdin Times. """extensive index...useful""--ARBA; ""a masterwork of research and a triumph of film and music commentary. Mitchell's command of the subject covers an extraordinary spectrum. For anyone with a passion for music and movies, this book hits the right notes""--New York Resident; ""in-depth analyses of many movies""--Katahdin Times." Author InformationThe late Charles P. Mitchell was a librarian in Millinocket, Maine. He wrote on film for numerous periodicals and on music for several more and hosted radio shows about classical music in New York City and Portland, Maine. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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