Sounding American : Hollywood, opera, and jazz
Fleeger, JenniferAuthor
'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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'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.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 28, 2014).
Motion pictures and opera
Opera in motion pictures
Jazz in motion pictures
Musical films
Music, Dance, Drama & Film
Film