Understanding the leitmotif : from Wagner to Hollywood film music /

Title:

Understanding the leitmotif : from Wagner to Hollywood film music /

Author:

Bribitzer-Stull, Matthew, 1972-

Format:

Book

Institution:

MassArt

Contents:

1. Introduction: the leitmotif problem -- pt. I. MUSICAL THEMES -- 2. Motive, phrase, melody, and theme -- 3. Thematic development, thematic identity: musical themes and the prototype model -- pt. II. MUSICAL ASSOCIATION -- 4. The phenomenon of musical association -- 5. Piece specifics, cultural generics, and associative layering -- 6. From Nibelheim to Hollywood: the associativity of harmonic progression -- pt. III. LEITMOTIFS IN CONTEXT -- 7. The paradigm of Wagner's Ring -- 8. Leitmotif in Western art music outside The Ring -- 9. The modern-day leitmotif: associative themes in contemporary film music.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

MassArt Main
ML1700 .B796 2015 – Available

• Available Temporarily at MassArt Reserves
  On reserve for HUM 242-01: Cultures of Film Music (Humanities: Bempechat)