Music of film and stage Books

The Musical Journey Of Dorothy And Delia is a book written by Bradley Gilman in 1893. The book tells the story of two young girls, Dorothy and Delia, who embark on a musical journey across the United States. As they travel from city to city, they meet...

Victorian Vocalists is a masterful and entertaining collection of 100 biographies of mid- to late-19th-century singers and stars. Kurt Gänzl paints a vivid picture of the Victorian operatic and concert world, revealing the backgrounds,...

Sound for Moving Pictures presents a new and original sound design theory called the Four Sound Areas framework, offering a conceptual template for constructing, deconstructing and communicating all types of motion picture soundtracks; and a way for...

One of the most beloved film musicals of all time, The Wizard of Oz represents an enduring family favorite and cultural classic. Yet there is much more to the story than meets the eye, and the MGM movie is just one of many ways in which it has been...

Finally, a musicals trivia quiz book that doesn't bore you with dry facts, but tests your love of classic and modern musicals, while giving you the backstage stories. The hits, the flops, the stars, the lyricists, the composers, the awards, and...

What is it about musical theatre that audiences find entertaining? What are the features that lead to its ability to stimulate emotional attachment, to move and to give pleasure? Beginning from the passion musical theatre performances arouse and their...

Das Buch ""Das Verliebte Gespenst, Gesangspiel: Und Die Geliebte Dornrose, Scherzspiel (1855)"" von Andreas Gryphius enth�����lt zwei Theaterst�����cke. Das erste St�����ck, ""Das Verliebte Gespenst"", ist ein Gesangspiel und handelt von einem verliebten...

Esta pequena obra, tem o intuito de não deixar morrer a história de um grande músico, o maior flautista brasileiro que nascera em Itaocara, RJ, o mesm

From Screen to Society: The Cultural Impact of Pickle Rick on the Rick and Morty Fanbase explores the phenomenon surrounding the iconic episode, diving deep into its impact on the show, fanbase, popular culture, and society. Through a comprehensive...

W. S. Gilbert (1907) is a biography of the famous English playwright, librettist, and humorist Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, written by Edith A. Browne. The book provides a detailed account of Gilbert's life, from his childhood and early career as a...

From the favorites of Tin Pan Alley to today's international blockbusters, the stylistic range required of a musical theatre performer is expansive. Musical theatre roles require the ability to adapt to a panoply of characters and vocal styles. By...

Yes Or No? A Musical Farce; Hit Or Miss! A Musical Farce; Twenty Years Ago! A New Melodramatic Entertainment is a collection of three plays written by Isaac Pocock and published in 1818. The first play, Yes Or No?, is a comedic musical farce that tells...

The Passion-Hymns of Hallgrimur, the 1657 Easter musical for soloists and choir. Adapted to English by Dall Wilson. Running time under two hours. Songs and spoken saga text.

Over The Hills To Broadway is a novel written by James Samuel Stone and published in 1893. The story follows the life of a young woman named Edith, who dreams of becoming a famous actress on Broadway. Despite the objections of her family, Edith leaves...

If you want to play a piece taken from the repertoire of one of the greatest Italian composers of cinema, read on!Often finding effective arrangements for saxophone quartets can be really difficult and complicated. Especially if you look for songs that...

Urdu language and narration, dialogues and songs used in hindi or bollywood films have given Indian films such a place that even today when people listen to these songs, they cannot remain without enjoyment. This book presents an interesting research and...

Musical Theatre Education and Training in the 21st Century presents a wide range of viewpoints on the musical theatre profession. It brings together research from the UK, US, Australia and beyond, providing an essential resource for educators, students,...

And The Music Lives On is an authoritative compilation of articles focusing on the Hindi film music of the Golden Era. It emphatically highlights the exceptional composers, singers, and lyricists of that time. It provides in-depth explanations of musical...

این کتاب گزارشی است از آرمان سازمان جشن هنر شیراز از برگزاری یک جشنوارهٔ هنری بین المللی در ایران در فضائی جستجوگر و آزاد، و معرفی مسئولین و مدیران سازمان و برنامه های موسیقی، رقص، نمایش و سینما از آسیا، آفریقا، اروپا و آمریکا که هر تابستان از سال ۱۳۴۶...

The year is 1955. The time is the Red Scare, when communist witch hunts and blacklisting destroyed countless Hollywood careers. Fading film star Brenda Dayton is on location in a small town, surreptitiously making a movie that dares to address these...

After all the curtain calls and the audience's uproarious cheers, Aden Malloy, a new Broadway musical star, is attacked in an alley after opening night. Left broken and crumbled among the hard bricks and cold stones just outside the theater's stage door,...

We live in a culture that puts too much emphasis on the climb. Here, Sandra Joseph-the longest-running leading lady in Broadway's longest-running show, Phantom of the Opera-shows readers how to stop standing in the wings of their own lives, know their...

Get ready to dive into the world of cinema in the 1980s, as "The Movie Renaissance: A Look into the 80s Film Industry" takes you on a thrilling journey through the era that revolutionized the way we experience movies.From the booming business of...

Can you imagine a world without music? That's exactly what happened to young Melody Bell and her two friends, Harmon E. Chord and Justin Time. These three youngsters share their common aspirations to one day become celebrated pop stars! Their names...

In this bubbling modern extravaganza for the young, the immaculate Miss Nadia Naive and her three pupils are swung into riotous Transylvanian happenings with the irrepressible Count and his gruesome acolytes. On the side of right are noble Nick...

This musical play bears little resemblance to the traditional tale of Mother Goose. It takes its inspiration from the books of nursery rhymes under the umbrella title "Mother Goose", published over the last two centuries. The play opens with them...

A ânsia por narrativas que expliquem o mundo, inspirem jornadas individuais, tragam contentamento ou amenizem sofrimentos está presente ao longo de toda a história da humanidade, mas se ampliou ao longo dos séculos 20 e 21. Hoje, tais narrativas estão...

"Bill Snibson, a Lambeth costermonger, is revealed to be the new Earl of Hareford and his newly-discovered artistocratic relations are horrified. Bringing him to Hareford Hall, they attempt to educate Bill into the ways of the gentry and to separate him...

Desenvolvi este Método da forma mais reveladora e assertiva possível, para a melhor compreensão de todos, sejam músicos iniciantes, intermediários ou avançados. Meu objetivo é elucidar definitivamente aquilo que é determinante e vital para o...

Nothing Like Work is a personal memoir of the author's time in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, first of all as repetiteur and then as chorus master and associate conductor. It covers the last seven years of the Company's existence from...

Working As A Film Composer is an inside look at what it is like working in the industry today. It's a journey through the career defining moments of an award-winning Hollywood composer with insightful perspectives from industry professionals and action...

The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical provides a comprehensive academic survey of British musical theatre offering both a historical account of the musical's development from 1728 and a range of in-depth critical analyses of the unique forms and...

Lovin' ain't easy in this one-honky-tonk town, so when the bartender and the bandleader fall for the same dance hall girl, you're in for an evening of showstoppers and toe-tappers, cat fights, and love quadrangles that'll keep any joint jumpin' till way...

Bunked! The Musical is a touching coming of age comedy about five summer camp counselors during that pivotal summer before the beginning of college. With easily relatable characters experiencing their first tastes of independence and a catchy pop score,...

Characters: 4 male, 3 female, expandable to 7 male, 6 female See Rock City & Other Destinations is a contemporary musical about connections missed and made at tourist destinations across America.A wanderer believes his destiny is written on rooftops...

"Based on the Paramount Pictures television series 'Happy days' created by Garry Marshall."

Musical Comedy / Characters: 3m, 2f The story of The Synchronistics, an over-the-hill ABBA wannabe group that reunites after 20 years to perform at a public access TV telethon, put their differences aside, and try to save the station from going under...

Characters: 1m, 1f / Musical Comedy This funny and charming two-person musical is a contemporary love story based around the modern world of internet dating. A man and a woman search for that 'special someone' in cyberspace and find that romance is only...

The long-awaited new 70-minute version of the beloved musical is as beautiful and spirited as the original in just half the time. Adapted by Marsha Norman from her Tony award winning book, it tells the story of Mary Lennox, orphaned in India, who returns...