Music for the melodramatic theatre in nineteenth-century London & New York /
Pisani, Michael V.,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction, genres, concepts, and terms -- Part one: Forging a new music-dramatic genre -- The eighteenth-century roots of Melos -- The rise of melodrama in the age of revolution -- The early popular drama in the public theatres -- Part two: Propagating the popular drama -- The Anglo-American melodrama and its music -- Victorian theatre bands and their leaders -- The craft of Melos in rehearsal and performance -- Music, suspense, and the sensation drama -- Part three: Transforming the popular drama -- Melos in crisis -- Nationalism, "prestige music," and Irving's Lyceum -- Melodrama and glamour at century's end -- Conclusion: The legacy of Melos.
Dramatic music
Dramatic music