The new music theater : seeing the voice, hearing the body

Title
  1. The new music theater : seeing the voice, hearing the body / Eric Salzman and Thomas Desi.
Published by
  1. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Author
  1. Salzman, Eric.

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Additional authors
  1. Dézsy, Thomas, 1967-
Description
  1. viii, 408 p. : ill., music; 25 cm.
Subject
  1. Music theater > 20th century > History and criticism
Contents
  1. Music in music theater. The voice ; Where the sound comes from ; Entr'acte I : Is there such a thing as progress in opera or music theater? ; The music -- Theater in music theater. Cultural narratives and performance institutions ; Entr'acte II : A woman's earring, a diamond necklace, a knee, a yogi in meditation, drawing, a Mahout looking after an elephant: the language of Kathakali ; Text ; Visual strategies ; Space ; Entr'acte III : A theater of warm bodies? -- Putting it all together : la mise en scène. The American eccentrics ; Music theater as musiktheater ; From the homeland : teatro musicale ; Théâtre musical ; Music theater in Northern Europe ; Entr'acte IV : The art form that never happened ; Downtown ; Minimalism and music theater ; The show must go on ; The art of the in-between ; Extended voice ; New media and music theater ; Entr'acte V: And how did you like it? -- After the show : taking it apart. Toward a theory of the new music theater ; Notation versus improvisation? ; Popular or high art? ; Is anyone listening?
Call number
  1. JME 08-1109
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-381) and index.
Author
  1. Salzman, Eric.
Title
  1. The new music theater : seeing the voice, hearing the body / Eric Salzman and Thomas Desi.
Imprint
  1. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-381) and index.
Added author
  1. Dézsy, Thomas, 1967-
LCCN
  1. 2007042353
ISBN
  1. 9780195099362 (alk. paper)
  2. 0195099362 (alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JME 08-1109
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