The Composer on Screen
Essays on Classical Music Biopics
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Film
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781476632049 | |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | May 3, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781476632049 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | May 3, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
This collection of new essays explores the many ways in which composers have been depicted in film and what audiences have taken away from such depictions. Beginning with some of the earliest silent film examples—including some of the first feature-length “bio-pics” ever produced—these essays range from the 12th century abbess Hildegard of Bingen to the great classical and romantic eras of Verdi, Wagner, Berlioz and Strauss, up to the 20th century’s Elgar, Delius, Gershwin and Blitzstein.
This collection of new essays explores the many ways in which composers have been depicted in film and what audiences have taken away from such depictions. Beginning with some of the earliest silent film examples—including some of the first feature-length “bio-pics” ever produced—these essays range from the 12th century abbess Hildegard of Bingen to the great classical and romantic eras of Verdi, Wagner, Berlioz and Strauss, up to the 20th century’s Elgar, Delius, Gershwin and Blitzstein.
