{"product_id":"9781350591875","title":"Theatre and Music","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTheatre And\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTheatre and Music\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTom Parkinson | Margherita Laera | Natalie Alvarez\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheatre and music come together in all kinds of forms from opera to the musical, from vaudeville to  Beyoncé's Renaissance tour. But some think theatre and music bring out the worst in each other - the  aesthetic integrity and authenticity of music degraded by crowd-pleasing theatrics; the artistic precision  and profundity of drama diluted by music's emotional manipulation and artifice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheatre and Music\u003c\/i\u003e instead argues that theatre is the best place to do music and performance comes alive in musical  contexts. Looking at a range of encounters between these two art forms - collaboration and collision,  juxtaposition and hybridity - across many forms of performance from high art to pop and folk cultures, it argues that music is everywhere in theatre and theatre is everywhere in music. Music and theatre can be  live or pre-recorded, improvised on the spot, used as underscore or integrated into narrative: the theatrical  centre of attention or a throb of barely-noticed dramaturgy, shifting in and out of focus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written by a prolific composer for theatre, whose works spans musicals, ballet, plays, cabaret, circus,  immersive interactivity and devised experimentation, \u003ci\u003eTheatre \u0026amp; Music\u003c\/i\u003e incorporates a dazzling range of  historically and culturally diverse case studies to explore what happens when theatre and music meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTom Parkinson\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in composition at Royal Holloway conducting research in music and  contemporary theatre. As a composer working primarily in an interdisciplinary context, he has made the  music for over ninety dance and theatre shows in twenty countries.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 July 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350591875\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944947318924,"sku":"9781350591875","price":11.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350591875","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}