Shakespeare and music : afterlives and borrowings
A study of the many genres and contexts in which Shakespeare and his work have enjoyed a musical afterlife. The fascinating book discusses opera, ballet, and classical symphony alongside musicals, film soundtracks and hip-hop.
adaptacje muzyczne
IX, 232 s. ; 23 cm.
9780745632964, 9780745632971, 0745632963, 0745632971
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Acknowledgements viii Prelude 1 1 ‘All That Jazz’: Shakespeare and Musical Adaptation 11 2 Classical Shakespeares 29 3 ‘Shall we dance?’: Shakespeare at the Ballet 59 4 ‘Shakespeare with a contemporary musical twist’ 73 5 Shakespeare in the Opera House 96 6 Giuseppe Verdi and Benjamin Britten: Case Studies in Shakespearean Opera 112 7 Symphonic Film Scores 135 8 ‘You know the movie song’: Contemporary and Hybrid Film Scores 159 9 Contemporary Music and Popular Culture 182 Coda 194 Glossary of Musical Terms 198 Bibliography 202 Discography 214 Filmography 219 Index 221