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11%OFFDean Duncan - Charms that Soothe: Classical Music and the Narrative Film - 9780823222803 - V9780823222803
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Charms that Soothe: Classical Music and the Narrative Film

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Description for Charms that Soothe: Classical Music and the Narrative Film Paperback. Dean Duncan provides a critical survey of the aesthetics of classical music in film. Exploring tensions between high art and commercial culture, he examines how directors quote themes and classical passages in genres ranging from the Soviet avant garde to Hollywood romances. Series: Communications & Media Studies. Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; AVGC4; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.

From Chaplin’s brilliant use of Wagner in The Gold Rush to the Bach chorale closing Scorsese’s Casino, classical music has played a fascinating role in movies.
Dean Duncan provides a fresh critical survey of the aesthetics of classical music in film. Exploring tensions between high art and commercial culture, Duncan examines how directors quote themes and classical passages in genres ranging from the Soviet avant garde to Hollywood romances. Drawing on film theory, musicology, and cultural criticism, he clarifies the connections between two very different art forms.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
Series
Communications & Media Studies
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823222803
SKU
V9780823222803
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99-50

About Dean Duncan
Dean Duncan is Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at Brigham Young University.

Reviews for Charms that Soothe: Classical Music and the Narrative Film
“Illuminating . . . original and provocative . . . in the vanguard of film music scholarship.”
-—Kathryn Kalinak, Author of Settling the Score: Classical Music and the Hollywood Film

Goodreads reviews for Charms that Soothe: Classical Music and the Narrative Film


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