2nd Edition

The Musical A Research and Information Guide

By William Everett Copyright 2011
352 Pages
by Routledge

348 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

The musical, whether on stage or screen, is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable musical genres, yet one of the most perplexing. What are its defining features? How does it negotiate multiple socio-cultural-economic spaces? Is it a popular tradition? Is it a commercial enterprise? Is it a sophisticated cultural product and signifier? This research guide includes more than 1,400 annotated... Read more

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

I Reference Works

II General Histories

III Musical Theater

IV Film and Television Musicals

V Works

VI Creators

VII Performers

VIII Performance

IX Historiography

X Periodicals

XI Sets and Series of Printed Material

XII Discographies

XIII Recorded Anthologies

XIV Video Anthologies

XV Other Searchable Resources

Index

Biography

    William Everett is Professor of Musicology and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Curriculum at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. He is the author of Sigmund Romberg (2007), Rudolf Friml (2008), contributing co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to the Musical (2002; 2nd edition, 2008), and a contributing editor for musical theater for the New Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd edition.