The Musical

The Musical
Author: Richard Kislan
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1995
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781557832177


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(Applause Books). This revised and expanded edition of Kislan's acclaimed study of America's musical theater includes a new section on "Recent Musical Theater: Issues and Problems." "The ancient union of drama and song, known as musical theater, comes in many forms vaudeville, burlesque, comic opera, minstrels, etc. The author reviews these and other highlights of American musicals ... with a fascinating background on the elements that contribute to the success of a Showboat ." King Features * "Worth study by anyone who still thinks that the musical is a collection of songs." The Stage


The Musical
Language: en
Pages: 324
Authors: Richard Kislan
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995 - Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

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(Applause Books). This revised and expanded edition of Kislan's acclaimed study of America's musical theater includes a new section on "Recent Musical Theater:
Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater
Language: en
Pages: 409
Authors: Jeffrey Magee
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-06 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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From patriotic "God Bless America" to wistful "White Christmas," Irving Berlin's songs have long accompanied Americans as they fall in love, go to war, and come
The Secret Life of the American Musical
Language: en
Pages: 335
Authors: Jack Viertel
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-01 - Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

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A New York Times Bestseller For almost a century, Americans have been losing their hearts and losing their minds in an insatiable love affair with the American
New Complete Book of the American Musical Theater
Language: en
Pages: 892
Authors: David Ewen
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 1970 - Publisher: Holt McDougal

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Covers 500 musical shows from The Black Crook (1866) to Applause, including 160 composers, librettists, and lyricists, with plot summaries, production history,
American Musical Theatre
Language: en
Pages: 1033
Authors: Gerald Martin Bordman
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher:

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Hailed as "absolutely the best reference book on its subject" by Newsweek, American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle covers more than 250 years of musical theatre i