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University of Iowa Press
Language
English
Pages
386

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Subjects
Dramatic music, History and criticism, Music, british, history and criticism
Places
England, London, New York (State), New York

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Table of Contents

Introduction, genres, concepts, and terms
Part one: Forging a new music-dramatic genre
The eighteenth-century roots of Melos
The rise of melodrama in the age of revolution
The early popular drama in the public theatres
Part two: Propagating the popular drama
The Anglo-American melodrama and its music
Victorian theatre bands and their leaders
The craft of Melos in rehearsal and performance
Music, suspense, and the sensation drama
Part three: Transforming the popular drama
Melos in crisis
Nationalism, "prestige music," and Irving's Lyceum
Melodrama and glamour at century's end
Conclusion: The legacy of Melos.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Series
Studies in theatre history and culture, Studies in theatre history and culture

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Dewey Decimal Class
781.5/5209421
Library of Congress
ML1731.8.L7 P57 2014, ML1731.8.L7P57 2014, ML1731

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxvi, 386 pages
Number of pages
386

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OL31015121M
ISBN 10
1609382307, 160938265X
ISBN 13
9781609382308, 9781609382650
LCCN
2013953635
OCLC/WorldCat
863201262

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