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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154339003321

Autore

Fleeger Jennifer

Titolo

Sounding American : Hollywood, opera, and jazz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

The Oxford Music/Media Series Sounding American

Disciplina

791.43/6578

Soggetti

Motion pictures and opera - History and criticism

Opera in motion pictures

Jazz in motion pictures

Musical films

Music, Dance, Drama & Film

Film

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

'Sounding American' looks at the role played by 1920s musical shorts in crafting studio identity and establishing American film sound. It argues that the persistence of opera and jazz on the soundtrack during and after the conversion produces a fragmentary text and encourages an active spectator.