Bernard Herrmann's The ghost and Mrs. Muir : a film score guide / David Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, David, 1956-

Series:

Scarecrow film score guides ; no. 5.

Scarecrow film score guides ; no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975. Ghost and Mrs. Muir.

Herrmann, Bernard.

Physical Description:

xix, 167 pages : music ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.

Summary:

Author David Cooper examines the career of Bernard Herrmann, as well as the specific elements that went into the creation of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir's score. Cooper traces the development of Herrmann's craft as a film composer, especially through hi

Contents:

Herrmann's career up to the composition of The ghost and Mrs. Muir

Musical style and musical meaning : Herrmann's film scoring technique

Literary, filmic and critical context of the score

Overview of the score as a musical text

Analysis and readings of the score.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and index.

ISBN:

0810856794

OCLC:

58546317