Author: Katherine Spring
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199842221
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Hollywood's conversion from silent to synchronized sound film production not only instigated the convergence of the film and music industries but also gave rise to an extraordinary period of songs in American cinema. Saying It With Songs considers how the increasing interdependence of Hollywood studios and Tin Pan Alley music publishing firms influenced the commercial and narrative functions of popular songs. While most scholarship on film music of the period focuses on adaptations of Broadway musicals, this book examines the functions of songs in a variety of non-musical genres, including melodramas, romantic comedies, Westerns, prison dramas, and action-adventure films, and shows how filmmakers tested and refined their approach to songs in order to reconcile the spectacle of song performance, the classical norms of storytelling, and the conventions of background orchestral scoring from the period of silent cinema. Written for film and music scholars alike as well as for general readers, Saying It With Songs illuminates the origins of the popular song score aesthetic of American cinema.
Saying It With Songs
Author: Katherine Spring
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199842221
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Hollywood's conversion from silent to synchronized sound film production not only instigated the convergence of the film and music industries but also gave rise to an extraordinary period of songs in American cinema. Saying It With Songs considers how the increasing interdependence of Hollywood studios and Tin Pan Alley music publishing firms influenced the commercial and narrative functions of popular songs. While most scholarship on film music of the period focuses on adaptations of Broadway musicals, this book examines the functions of songs in a variety of non-musical genres, including melodramas, romantic comedies, Westerns, prison dramas, and action-adventure films, and shows how filmmakers tested and refined their approach to songs in order to reconcile the spectacle of song performance, the classical norms of storytelling, and the conventions of background orchestral scoring from the period of silent cinema. Written for film and music scholars alike as well as for general readers, Saying It With Songs illuminates the origins of the popular song score aesthetic of American cinema.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199842221
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Hollywood's conversion from silent to synchronized sound film production not only instigated the convergence of the film and music industries but also gave rise to an extraordinary period of songs in American cinema. Saying It With Songs considers how the increasing interdependence of Hollywood studios and Tin Pan Alley music publishing firms influenced the commercial and narrative functions of popular songs. While most scholarship on film music of the period focuses on adaptations of Broadway musicals, this book examines the functions of songs in a variety of non-musical genres, including melodramas, romantic comedies, Westerns, prison dramas, and action-adventure films, and shows how filmmakers tested and refined their approach to songs in order to reconcile the spectacle of song performance, the classical norms of storytelling, and the conventions of background orchestral scoring from the period of silent cinema. Written for film and music scholars alike as well as for general readers, Saying It With Songs illuminates the origins of the popular song score aesthetic of American cinema.
Say It With Music
Author: Irving Berlin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Say It with a Beautiful Song
Author: Michael Lasser
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538192896
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
"An illumination for music lovers and an inspiration to songwriters." - Booklist Working within the limits of a popular song, the songwriters of the Great American Songbook wrote with a combination of familiarity and freshness—sentiment and wit. The songwriters were masters of craft who created a distinctively American popular music that still resonates strongly today. This book looks at the Great American Songbook’s craft and its mastery. Michael Lasser and Harmon Greenblatt uncover the essential elements of these beloved songs and investigate the qualities that make the songbook a unique staple of American culture. Filled with interesting anecdotes, each chapter looks at a variety of songs thematically and dives into the lives of songwriters. Ultimately, Lasser and Greenblatt reveal the genius behind this body of music and show us why the Great American Songbook has stood the test of time.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538192896
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
"An illumination for music lovers and an inspiration to songwriters." - Booklist Working within the limits of a popular song, the songwriters of the Great American Songbook wrote with a combination of familiarity and freshness—sentiment and wit. The songwriters were masters of craft who created a distinctively American popular music that still resonates strongly today. This book looks at the Great American Songbook’s craft and its mastery. Michael Lasser and Harmon Greenblatt uncover the essential elements of these beloved songs and investigate the qualities that make the songbook a unique staple of American culture. Filled with interesting anecdotes, each chapter looks at a variety of songs thematically and dives into the lives of songwriters. Ultimately, Lasser and Greenblatt reveal the genius behind this body of music and show us why the Great American Songbook has stood the test of time.
Say it with Music
Author: Irving Berlin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Say it with Music
Author: Morriston Orpheus Choir
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Say it with Songs. Novelized by A. de Haas from the scenario by Darryl Francis Zanuck and Harvey Gates. Illustrated, etc
Author: Arline DE HAAS
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Say it with Music
Author: Thomas Streissguth
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 9780876148105
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Describes the life of the famous composer of popular musicals and songs, including "God Bless America".
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 9780876148105
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Describes the life of the famous composer of popular musicals and songs, including "God Bless America".
Say it with Songs
Author: Katherine Spring
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motion picture music
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motion picture music
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Saying It With Songs
Author: Katherine Spring
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199842213
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Hollywood's conversion from silent to synchronized sound film production not only instigated the convergence of the film and music industries but also gave rise to an extraordinary period of songs in American cinema. Saying It With Songs considers how the increasing interdependence of Hollywood studios and Tin Pan Alley music publishing firms influenced the commercial and narrative functions of popular songs. While most scholarship on film music of the period focuses on adaptations of Broadway musicals, this book examines the functions of songs in a variety of non-musical genres, including melodramas, romantic comedies, Westerns, prison dramas, and action-adventure films, and shows how filmmakers tested and refined their approach to songs in order to reconcile the spectacle of song performance, the classical norms of storytelling, and the conventions of background orchestral scoring from the period of silent cinema. Written for film and music scholars alike as well as for general readers, Saying It With Songs illuminates the origins of the popular song score aesthetic of American cinema.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199842213
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Hollywood's conversion from silent to synchronized sound film production not only instigated the convergence of the film and music industries but also gave rise to an extraordinary period of songs in American cinema. Saying It With Songs considers how the increasing interdependence of Hollywood studios and Tin Pan Alley music publishing firms influenced the commercial and narrative functions of popular songs. While most scholarship on film music of the period focuses on adaptations of Broadway musicals, this book examines the functions of songs in a variety of non-musical genres, including melodramas, romantic comedies, Westerns, prison dramas, and action-adventure films, and shows how filmmakers tested and refined their approach to songs in order to reconcile the spectacle of song performance, the classical norms of storytelling, and the conventions of background orchestral scoring from the period of silent cinema. Written for film and music scholars alike as well as for general readers, Saying It With Songs illuminates the origins of the popular song score aesthetic of American cinema.
Say It with Music - 11 Irving Berlin Songs
Author: Irving Berlin
Publisher: Lee Roberts Publications
ISBN: 9781423481171
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
(Pace Piano Education). A CD with three tracks for each song is included with this book filled with piano solo arrangements of standard tunes from legendary songwriter Irving Berlin. Includes: Alexander's Ragtime Band * A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody * When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam' * Say It with Music * Play a Simple Melody * That International Rag * All By Myself * The Road That Leads to Love * You'd Be Surprised * Everybody Step * I Love a Piano.
Publisher: Lee Roberts Publications
ISBN: 9781423481171
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
(Pace Piano Education). A CD with three tracks for each song is included with this book filled with piano solo arrangements of standard tunes from legendary songwriter Irving Berlin. Includes: Alexander's Ragtime Band * A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody * When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam' * Say It with Music * Play a Simple Melody * That International Rag * All By Myself * The Road That Leads to Love * You'd Be Surprised * Everybody Step * I Love a Piano.