E-Book, Englisch, 592 Seiten
Hinton Weill's Musical Theater
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-520-95183-9
Verlag: Texas Tech University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark
Stages of Reform
E-Book, Englisch, 592 Seiten
ISBN: 978-0-520-95183-9
Verlag: Texas Tech University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark
In the first musicological study of Kurt Weill's complete stage works, Stephen Hinton charts the full range of theatrical achievements by one of twentieth-century musical theater's key figures. Hinton shows how Weill's experiments with a range of genres-from one-act operas and plays with music to Broadway musicals and film-opera-became an indispensable part of the reforms he promoted during his brief but intense career. Confronting the divisive notion of "e,two Weills"e,-one European, the other American-Hinton adopts a broad and inclusive perspective, establishing criteria that allow aspects of continuity to emerge, particularly in matters of dramaturgy. Tracing his extraordinary journey as a composer, the book shows how Weill's artistic ambitions led to his working with a remarkably heterogeneous collection of authors, such as Georg Kaiser, Bertolt Brecht, Moss Hart, Alan Jay Lerner, and Maxwell Anderson.




