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Wonderful Design - Glamour in the Hollywood Musical (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,701
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Wonderful Design - Glamour in the Hollywood Musical (Hardcover): Lloyd Whitesell

Wonderful Design - Glamour in the Hollywood Musical (Hardcover)

Lloyd Whitesell

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As one of the most beloved and beguiling genres of entertainment, the film musical wears its style ostentatiously. The genre allows for hyperbolic expression, extravagant sonic and visual dA (c)cor, and extremely stylized forms of movement and performance. By staging a glittering spectacle, by releasing a current of lush sentiment, by unveiling a world of elegance and romance, the film musical woos us with patterns, textures, finesse and sensory display. In this book, author Lloyd Whitesell asks what, exactly, makes film musicals so glamorous. As he argues, glamour projects an aura of ethereality or sophistication by way of suave deportment, sensuous textures, elevated styles, and aesthetically refined effects. Glamour, in other words, is what unites "Cheek to Cheek" from Top Hat and the title song from Beauty and the Beast, each a sonic evocation of luxury, sparkle, grace, and finesse. Whitesell redirects our attention from visual cues like sequins and evening gloves to explore how glamour resides in the sonic. Discussing dozens of musical numbers, analyzing ingenious orchestration, and appraising the distinctive styles of favorite musical stars, Whitesell illuminates fundamental traits of the genre, its aesthetic strategies, and cultural ambitions.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2018
Authors: Lloyd Whitesell (Associate Professor, Music History)
Dimensions: 237 x 163 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-084381-6
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Musical theatre
Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
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LSN: 0-19-084381-0
Barcode: 9780190843816

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