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Author Pisani, Michael V.
Title Music for the Melodramatic Theatre in Nineteenth-Century London and New York.
Publication Info Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2014.



Descript 1 online resource (415 pages).
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Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Forging a New Musico-Dramatic Genre; 1. The Eighteenth-Century Roots of Melos; 2. The Rise of Melodrama in the Age of Revolution; 3. The Early Popular Drama in the Public Theatres; Part Two: Propagating the Popular Drama; 4. The Anglo-American Melodrama and Its Music; 5. Victorian Theatre Bands and Their Leaders; 6. The Craft of Melos in Rehearsal and Performance; 7. Music, Suspense, and the Sensation Drama; Part Three: Transforming the Popular Drama; 8. Melos in Crisis; 9. Nationalism, "Prestige Music," and Irving's Lyceum.
10. Melodrama and Glamour at Century's EndConclusion. The Legacy of Melos; Notes; Index.
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ISBN 9781609382650 (electronic bk.)
160938265X (electronic bk.)
9781609382308
1609382307
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Author Pisani, Michael V.
Series Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
Studies Theatre Hist & Culture.
Subject Dramatic music -- England -- London -- History and criticism.
Descript 1 online resource (415 pages).
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Media computer c
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Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Forging a New Musico-Dramatic Genre; 1. The Eighteenth-Century Roots of Melos; 2. The Rise of Melodrama in the Age of Revolution; 3. The Early Popular Drama in the Public Theatres; Part Two: Propagating the Popular Drama; 4. The Anglo-American Melodrama and Its Music; 5. Victorian Theatre Bands and Their Leaders; 6. The Craft of Melos in Rehearsal and Performance; 7. Music, Suspense, and the Sensation Drama; Part Three: Transforming the Popular Drama; 8. Melos in Crisis; 9. Nationalism, "Prestige Music," and Irving's Lyceum.
10. Melodrama and Glamour at Century's EndConclusion. The Legacy of Melos; Notes; Index.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781609382650 (electronic bk.)
160938265X (electronic bk.)
9781609382308
1609382307
Author Pisani, Michael V.
Series Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
Studies Theatre Hist & Culture.
Subject Dramatic music -- England -- London -- History and criticism.

Subject Dramatic music -- England -- London -- History and criticism.
Descript 1 online resource (415 pages).
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Forging a New Musico-Dramatic Genre; 1. The Eighteenth-Century Roots of Melos; 2. The Rise of Melodrama in the Age of Revolution; 3. The Early Popular Drama in the Public Theatres; Part Two: Propagating the Popular Drama; 4. The Anglo-American Melodrama and Its Music; 5. Victorian Theatre Bands and Their Leaders; 6. The Craft of Melos in Rehearsal and Performance; 7. Music, Suspense, and the Sensation Drama; Part Three: Transforming the Popular Drama; 8. Melos in Crisis; 9. Nationalism, "Prestige Music," and Irving's Lyceum.
10. Melodrama and Glamour at Century's EndConclusion. The Legacy of Melos; Notes; Index.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781609382650 (electronic bk.)
160938265X (electronic bk.)
9781609382308
1609382307

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