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A pioneering study of how American composer Aaron Copland helped shape the sound of the Hollywood film industry and introduced the moviegoing public to modern musical styles.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Musegades, Paula (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2020.
Series:Eastman studies in music ; v. 169.
Subjects:
Copland, Aaron, > 1900-1990. > Motion picture music.
1900-1999
Motion picture music > United States > 20th century > History and criticism.
Film, Musique de > États-Unis > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Theory of music & musicology.
Films, cinema.
MUSIC > History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film > History & Criticism.
Motion picture music.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the standard : Hollywood's studio system
  • Breaking with tradition : Copland's theories on film music
  • Scoring morality : Of mice and men (1939)
  • Keeping it simple : Our town (1940)
  • "Doing his bit" : The north star (1943)
  • Sophisticated simplicity : The red pony (1949)
  • Silence and sound : The heiress (1949)
  • Hearing the shift : Copland's lasting impact on Hollywood.

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