{"product_id":"free-and-easy-a-defining-history-of-the-american-film-musical-genre-paperback-softback-9781405194952","title":"Free and Easy?; A Defining History of the American Film Musical Genre (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405194952","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFree and Easy?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Defining History of the American Film Musical Genre\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSean Griffin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405194952, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 July 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.544 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of the American Musical\u003c\/i\u003e narrates the evolution of the film musical genre, discussing its influences and how it has come to be defined; the first text on this subject for over two decades, it employs the very latest concepts and research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe most up-to-date text on the subject, with uniquely comprehensive coverage and employing the very latest concepts and research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSurveys centuries of music history from the music and dance of Native Americans to contemporary music performance in streaming media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the different ways the film musical genre has been defined, what gets counted as a musical, why, and who gets to make that decision\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe text is written in an accessible manner for general cinema and musical theatre buffs, whilst retaining theoretical rigour in research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the contributions made to the genre by marginalized or subordinated identity groups who have helped invent and shape the musical\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Overture: Musical Traditions before Cinema 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet: The Sound Revolution 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Face the Music and Dance: The Depression 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Singing a Song of Freedom: World War II 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 There’s Beauty Everywhere: MGM and the Freed Unit 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Something’s Gotta Give: The Postwar Musical 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Bustin’ Out All Over: The Rise of the Musical Blockbuster 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 In a Minor Key: The B Musical and Beyond 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Sound of Money: Musicals in the 1960s 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Whistling in the Dark: A Genre in Crisis 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Can’t Stop the Music: Musicals and the New Hollywood 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Just Like Scheherezade: Reviving the Musical Film Genre 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 335\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501370044696,"sku":"9781405194952","price":22.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405194952.jpg?v=1786234189","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/free-and-easy-a-defining-history-of-the-american-film-musical-genre-paperback-softback-9781405194952","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}