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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. The American musical has achieved and maintained relevance to more people in America than any other performancebased art This thoughtful history of the genre intended for readers of all stripes offers probing discussions of how American musicals especially through their musical numbers advance themes related to American national identityWritten by a musicologist and supported by a wealth of illustrative audio examples on the books website the book examines key historical antecedents to the musical including the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta nineteenth and early twentiethcentury American burlesque and vaudeville Tin Pan Alley and other song types It then proceeds thematically focusing primarily on fifteen mainstream shows from the twentieth century with discussions of such notable productions as Show Boat 1927 Porgy and Bess 1935 Oklahoma 1943 West Side Story 1957 Hair 1967 Pacific Overtures 1976 and Assassins 1991The shows are grouped according to their treatment of themes that include defining America mythologies countermythologies race and ethnicity dealing with World War II and exoticism Each chapter concludes with a brief consideration of available scholarship on related subjects an extensive appendix provides information on each show discussed including plot summaries and song lists and a listing of important films videos audio recordings published scores and libretti associated with each musical. Seller Inventory # DADAX0691126135
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