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Charms that Soothe
Dean W. Duncan
其他書名
Classical Music and the Narrative Film
出版Fordham University Press, 2003
主題Music / GeneralMusic / Genres & Styles / ClassicalMusic / History & CriticismPerforming Arts / Film / GeneralPerforming Arts / Film / History & Criticism
ISBN08232227999780823222797
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=6IbuAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋From Chaplin's brilliant use of Wagner in The Gold Rush to the Bach chorale closing Scorsese's Casino, classical music has played a fascinating role in movies. This book provides a fresh critical survey of the aesthetics of classical music in film. Exploring tensions between high art and commercial culture, the author examines how directors quote themes and classical passages in genres ranging from the Soviet avant garde to Hollywood romances. This book explores two major areas of interset. First, the author examines the historical, social, and critical contexts of the debates between music advocates and the music establishment over the uses of serious music in cinema. Next, he elaborates a model for understanding the relationship of film to film music: as film-musical counterpoint, expressed in the Soviet cinematic avant-garde, and as an essential programmatic component to the narrative film. Drawing on a wide range of approaches--in film theory, musicology, and cultural and literary criticism--the author offers a sophisticated critical toolkit for understanding the interaction of classical music with film and film culture.