Pisani Michael V (15 results)
Language: English
Published by University Of Iowa Press, 2014
Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Language: English
Published by University of Iowa Press, 2014
Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Published by University Of Iowa Press, 2014
Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Language: English
Published by University Of Iowa Press, 2014
Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Language: English
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Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Paperback. Condition: New. Throughout the nineteenth century, people heard more music in the theatre - accompanying popular dramas such as Frankenstein, Oliver Twist, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Lady Audley's Secret, The Corsican Brothers, The Three Musketeers, as well as historical romances by Shakespeare and Schiller - than they did in… almost any other area of their lives. But unlike film music, theatrical music has received very little attention from scholars and so it has been largely lost to us. In this groundbreaking study, Michael V. Pisani goes in search of these abandoned sounds.Mining old manuscripts and newspapers, he finds that starting in the 1790s, theatrical managers in Britain and the United States began to rely on music to play an interpretive role in melodramatic productions. During the nineteenth century, instrumental music - in addition to song - was a common feature in the production of stage plays.The music played by instrumental ensembles not only enlivened performances but also served other important functions. Many actors and actresses found that accompanimental music helped them sustain the emotional pitch of a monologue or dialogue sequence. Music also helped audiences to identify the motivations of characters. Playwrights used music to hold together the hybrid elements of melodrama, heighten the build toward sensation, and dignify the tragic pathos of villains and other characters. Music also aided manager-directors by providing cues for lighting and other stage effects. Moreover, in a century of seismic social and economic changes, music could provide a moral compass in an uncertain moral universe.Featuring dozens of musical examples and images of the old theatres, Music for the Melodramatic Theatre charts the progress of the genre from its earliest use in the eighteenth century to the elaborate stage productions of the very early twentieth century.
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hardcover. Condition: very good+. Dust Jacket Condition: very good+. 422 pages; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2" "This book offers a comprehensive look at music representations of native America from the precolonial past to the heyday of the American West and up to the present." Inked out sticker on spine and jacket spine; library stamping and th…e usual markings on page edges and a few pages; barcode sticker and pocket on rear pastedown; jacket in mylar sleeve.
Language: English
Published by University of Iowa Press, 2014
Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Condition: New. 2014. 1st Edition. Paperback. Series: Studies in Theatre History and Culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; 3JH; ANF; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612. . . . . .
Language: English
Published by Univ of Iowa Pr, 2014
Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 384 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Language: English
Published by University Of Iowa Press, 2014
Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Published by University of Iowa Press, 2014
Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Condition: New. 2014. 1st Edition. Paperback. Series: Studies in Theatre History and Culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; 3JH; ANF; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Language: English
Published by University of Iowa Press, 2014
Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Language: English
Published by University Of Iowa Press, 2014
Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Language: English
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Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
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Language: English
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Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, Book 22 of 43. Book 22 of 43 - Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: New. Throughout the nineteenth century, people heard more music in the theatre - accompanying popular dramas such as Frankenstein, Oliver Twist, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Lady Audley's Secret, The Corsican Brothers, The Three Musketeers, as well as historical romances by Shakespeare and Schiller - than they did in… almost any other area of their lives. But unlike film music, theatrical music has received very little attention from scholars and so it has been largely lost to us. In this groundbreaking study, Michael V. Pisani goes in search of these abandoned sounds.Mining old manuscripts and newspapers, he finds that starting in the 1790s, theatrical managers in Britain and the United States began to rely on music to play an interpretive role in melodramatic productions. During the nineteenth century, instrumental music - in addition to song - was a common feature in the production of stage plays.The music played by instrumental ensembles not only enlivened performances but also served other important functions. Many actors and actresses found that accompanimental music helped them sustain the emotional pitch of a monologue or dialogue sequence. Music also helped audiences to identify the motivations of characters. Playwrights used music to hold together the hybrid elements of melodrama, heighten the build toward sensation, and dignify the tragic pathos of villains and other characters. Music also aided manager-directors by providing cues for lighting and other stage effects. Moreover, in a century of seismic social and economic changes, music could provide a moral compass in an uncertain moral universe.Featuring dozens of musical examples and images of the old theatres, Music for the Melodramatic Theatre charts the progress of the genre from its earliest use in the eighteenth century to the elaborate stage productions of the very early twentieth century.
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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9780300108934.
