Part 1 List of Illustrations Part 2 Abbreviations Part 3 Editor's Foreword Part 4 Acknowledgments Part 5 Introduction Chapter 6 1. Herrmann's Career up to the Composition of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Chapter 7 2. Musical Style and Musical Meaning: Herrmann's Film Scoring Technique Chapter 8 3. Literary, Filmic and Critical Context of the Score Chapter 9 4. Overview of the Score as a Musical Text Chapter 10 5. Analysis and Readings of the Score Part 11 Notes Part 12 Bibliography Part 13 Index Part 14 About the Author
David Cooper is Professor of Music and Technology and Head of the School of Music at the University of Leeds. He is the coeditor of The Mediterranean in Music: Critical Perspectives, Common Concerns, Cultural Differences (Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2005) and author of Bernard Herrmann's Vertigo: A Film Score Handbook.
...David Cooper's approach—tightly organized like an intro film
theory class—will instill, certainly in some, new methods of
appreciating film music....Like prior volumes in the series, the
book's first section gives us an excellent portrait of the events
that led the cast, crew, and composer towards the film
project...Cooper's technical and theoretical breakdowns will be of
particular interest to composers...There's no doubt this book is
the result of a long and detailed effort to craft an important
educational reference...
*Music From The Movies, January 2007*
In this guide, Cooper (music and technology, U. of Leeds, UK)
examines Bernard Herrmann's craft as a film composer, particularly
in the score of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. He also explores
nonmusical elements of the film, including the screenplay's
relationship to the popular novel from which it was adapted, the
contribution of director Joseph Mankiewicz, and the performances of
Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. A rundown of all the cues in
Herrmann's manuscript is followed by an examination of the score as
a musical artifact.
*Reference and Research Book News*
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