The American Musical and the Formation of National Identity Tapa dura - 2004

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Princeton University Press, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Princeton, 2005. Hard cover. Good/Good. Jacket has light shelf wear and soiling on inside flap. Cover has light shelf wear. Inside pages have pen and pencil notes throughout.

2005. Princeton, N.J. [u.a.], Princeton University Press, 2005, gr.8°, 361 S. mit s/w-Abbildungen und Notenbeispielen, Text: englisch, farbig illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), sehr schönes, sauberes Exemplar. Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to message you, to recalculate the shipping cost. (= Sollte Ihre Bestellung mehr als 1k wiegen, müssten die Portokosten angepasst werden, Sie bekämen vorab eine Anfrage per Email.)

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2005. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 361 pp. .

Princeton University Press, 2004-11-14. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Stamp on bottom edge. xxi, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. <br> "The American musical has achieved and maintained relevance to more people in America than any other performance-based art. This thoughtful history of the genre, intended for readers of all stripes, offers probing discussions of how American musicals, especially through their musical numbers, advance themes related to American national identity. Written by a musicologist and supported by a wealth of illustrative audio examples (on the book's website), the book examines key historical antecedents to the musical, including the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, nineteenth and early twentieth-century American burlesque and vaudeville, Tin Pan Alley, and other song types. It then proceeds thematically, focusing primarily on fifteen mainstream shows from the twentieth century, with… Leer más

First printing. Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.75", is, together with dust jacket, new. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. xxi/361 pages.
"The American musical has achieved and maintained relevance to more people in America than any other performance-based art. This thoughtful history of the genre, intended for readers of all stripes, offers probing discussions of how American musicals, especially through their musical numbers, advance themes related to American national identity.
Written by a musicologist and supported by a wealth of illustrative audio examples (on the book's website), the book examines key historical antecedents to the musical, including the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, nineteenth and early twentieth-century American burlesque and vaudeville, Tin Pan Alley, and other song types. It then proceeds thematically, focusing primarily on fifteen mainstream shows from the twentieth century, with discussions of such notable productions as "Show Boat" (1927), "Porgy and Bess"… Leer más

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