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The Piano on Film (Paperback)
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The Piano on Film (Paperback)
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Since the early days of silent film accompaniment, the piano has
played an integral part in the history of cinema. Film's
fascination with the piano, both in soundtracks and onscreen as a
status symbol and icon of popular romanticism, offers a revealing
opportunity to chart the changing perception of the instrument.
From Mozart to Elton John, this book surveys the cultural history
of the piano through the instrument's cinematic functions. Composer
biopics, such as A Song to Remember, romantic melodramas like the
Liberace vehicle Sincerely Yours, and horror films such as The
Hands of Orlac, along with animated cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny
and Tom and Jerry demonstrate just how pervasive the cinematic
image of the piano once was during a period when the piano itself
began its noticeable decline in everyday life. By examining these
depictions of the piano onscreen, readers will begin to understand
not only the decline of the piano but also the decline of the
idealistic culture to which it gave birth in the nineteenth
century.
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