| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Palgrave Studies in British Musical Theatre
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Palgrave studies in British musical theatre.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Intro; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; Prologue; Musical Collaborations at the RSC; Music Management: A Timeline; Freelance and Staff Composers; The Band; The Economics of Music Performance; Musical Spaces; The Science of Flow; Conclusion; Collaborative Composition at the RSC; The Production Timeline; The Writing Process; Collaborative Composers; Composing Theatre Music; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Macbeth; Macbeth 1962; Macbeth 1967; Macbeth 1976; Macbeth 1986; Macbeth 1999; Macbeth 2011; Conclusion; Electronics, Sound and Fury at the RSC; The Kit; The Operators. |
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The DesignersA Midsummer Night's Dream (1994); Conclusion; Theatre Music at the RSC; Exploring the Context of Theatre and Film Music Studies; Creating Atmosphere; Atmospheric Music: Some Examples; Signifying Context; Contextual Music: Some Examples; Supporting the Director's Concept; Conceptual Music: Some Examples; Contributing to the Diegesis; Diegetic Music: Some Examples; Creating a Sense of Theatricality in Music; Theatricality in Music: Some Examples; Conclusion; From Macbeth to Matilda at the RSC; Vocal Training and Musicality; The Aesthetics of Voice and Song; The Functions of Song. |
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Performing Verse and SongMoving into Musicals; Les Misérables (1985); Matilda (2010); Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Audio-Visual and Sound Recordings; Archival References and Online Reviews; Interviews and Emails; Index. |
| Summary |
Shakespeare is a cultural icon whose works are steeped in music, but the revered Royal Shakespeare Company is located in Stratford-upon-Avon, far from the hustle and bustle of London's theatre scene. Yet it is here, in the Midlands, that an exciting laboratory has been developing the practice of theatre music composition and sound design since 1961. Musical practices have evolved as composers and musical directors inherited from the past and innovated with new technology; different interpretations of single plays in multiple iterations have provided a picture of developing styles, genres, working practices, technologies and contexts; actor musicianship has been practiced quietly and without fuss; and the role of the sound designer has appeared and transformed the theatrical soundscape. This book moves to musical theatre to evidence a continuum between its rich interdisciplinary textures and the musicodramatic world of Shakespeare's plays, positioning the RSC as an innovative company that continually expands the creative and collaborative possibilities of the theatre. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge and learning.
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Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxx96qPfyhwWrJChP9kXd |
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Royal Shakespeare Company |
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Music -- 16th century -- History and criticism.
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Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 16th century.
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Music. |
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Dance & other performing arts. |
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. |
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Performance practice (Music) |
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Learning and scholarship |
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Music |
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1500-1599 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Title |
Theatre music and sound at the Royal Shakespeare Company |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Taylor, Millie. Theatre music and sound at the RSC. Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018 3319952218 9783319952215 (OCoLC)1039328135 |
| ISBN |
9783319952222 (electronic bk.) |
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3319952226 (electronic bk.) |
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9783319952215 |
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3319952218 |
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