| Description |
1 online resource (x, 259 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes filmography (pages 221-241), bibliographical references (pages 243-249), and index. |
| Note |
Translation of: Der Filmkomponist Max Steiner (1888-1971). Wien : Böhlau Verlag, 2012. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Life of Max Steiner -- Chapter 3 Casablanca -- Appendix A Comparison of Max Steiner with Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alfred Newman, Franz Waxman, and Hugo Friedhofer -- Appendix B Awards and Honors -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- About the Author. |
| Summary |
This biography of Steiner provides insight into how the film music industry worked and functioned during the Golden era of film scores. The central part of this work is an analysis of Steiner's score to Casablanca from a musician's point of view. The author also compares Steiner's work with several of his contemporaries, including Hugo Friedhofer, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alfred Newman, and Franz Waxman. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971.
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Steiner, Max, 1888-1971. |
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Steiner, Max, 1888-1971. Casablanca.
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Film composers -- United States -- Biography.
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Film composers. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Composers -- United States -- Biography.
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Composers. |
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Filmkomponist Max Steiner (1888-1971). English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2013063508
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Max Steiner Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014] 9781442231139 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2013042316 |
| ISBN |
9781442231146 ebook |
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1442231149 |
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9781442231139 cloth : alkaline paper |
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1306706475 (electronic book) |
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9781306706476 (electronic book) |
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1442231130 |
| Standard No. |
YBP11791085 |
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