The new music theater : seeing the voice, hearing the body / Eric Salzman and Thomas Desi.

Author/creator Salzman, Eric
Other author Dézsy, Thomas, 1967-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionviii, 408 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm
Subjects
Music theater--20th century. --History and criticism.

Contents 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?
Abstract Written for the reader who comes from the contemporary worlds of music, theater, film, literature and visual arts, this book describes the works themselves, and the concepts, ideas and trends that have gone into the evolution of what may be the most central performance art form of the post-modern world.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 377-381) and index.
LCCN 2007042353
ISBN9780195099362 (alk. paper)
ISBN0195099362 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Music Music Stacks ML1706 .S26 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold