Composers in the Movies: Studies in Musical Biography
Composers in the Movies: Studies in Musical Biography
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Abstract
This book is about composer biographies in the likes of Amadeus, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Swanee River, and Rhapsody in Blue. Even before movies had sound, filmmakers dramatized the lives of composers. Movie biographies—or biopics—have depicted composers as diverse as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George M. Cohan, Stephen Foster, and George Gershwin. This book surveys different styles and periods from the Hollywood of the 1920s and 1930s to the international cinema of today, exploring the role that film biographies play in our understanding of history and culture. It delves into such questions as: How historically accurate are composer biopics? How and why have inaccuracies and distortions been perpetrated? What strategies have been used to represent visually the creative process? The book examines the films in several contexts and considers their role in commodifying and popularizing music.
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Front Matter
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Introduction: The Lyre of Light
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The Classical Style: Composers in the Studio Era
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A Song Remembered: Frédéric Chopin Goes to War
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The New Tin Pan Alley: Hollywood Looks at American Popular Songwriters
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“Just an Innocent Bystander”: The Composer Films of Ken Russell
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“A Long, Dark Coda into the Night”: The Composer Films of Tony Palmer
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Revisionist Portraits: A Medley of Recent Composer Biopics
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End Matter
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