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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458051903321

Autore

Wegele Peter

Titolo

Max Steiner : composing, Casablanca, and the golden age of film music / / Peter Wegele

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-3114-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Disciplina

781.5/42092

Soggetti

Composers - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references, filmographies and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Life of Max Steiner; 3 Casablanca; appendix a Comparison of Max Steiner  with Erich Wolfgang Korngold,  Alfred Newman, Franz Waxman,  a; appendix b Awards and Honors; Filmography; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

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.