Weill's Musical Theater : Stages of Reform Hardback
by Stephen Hinton
Hardback
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In the first musicological study of Kurt Weill's complete stage works, Stephen Hinton charts the full range of theatrical achievements by one of twentieth-century musical theater's key figures.
Hinton shows how Weill's experiments with a range of genres - from one-act operas and plays with music to Broadway musicals and film-opera - became an indispensable part of the reforms he promoted during his brief but intense career.
Confronting the divisive notion of "two Weills" - one European, the other American - Hinton adopts a broad and inclusive perspective, establishing criteria that allow aspects of continuity to emerge, particularly in matters of dramaturgy.
Tracing his extraordinary journey as a composer, the book shows how Weill's artistic ambitions led to his working with a remarkably heterogeneous collection of authors, such as Georg Kaiser, Bertolt Brecht, Moss Hart, Alan Jay Lerner, and Maxwell Anderson.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:592 pages, 7 b-w photographs, 2 tables, 78 music examples
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:10/04/2012
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- ISBN:9780520271777
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:592 pages, 7 b-w photographs, 2 tables, 78 music examples
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:10/04/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780520271777