Author:
Musegades, Paula, author.
ImprintRochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2020.
Description201 pages : music ; 25 cm.
Note:Setting the Standard: Hollywood's Studio System -- Breaking with Tradition: Copland's Theories on Film Music -- Scoring Morality: Of Mice and Men (1939) -- Keeping It Simple: Our Town (1940) -- "Doing His Bit": The North Star (1943) -- Sophisticated Simplicity: The Red Pony (1949) -- Silence and Sound: The Heiress (1949) -- Hearing the Shift: Copland's Lasting Impact on Hollywood.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index.
Note:"A pioneering study of how American composer Aaron Copland helped shape the sound of the Hollywood film industry and introduced the moviegoing public to modern musical styles."-- Provided by publisher.
