 | Composers in the Movies: Studies in Musical Biography Amadeus . . . Yankee Doodle Dandy . . . Swanee River . . . Rhapsody in Blue . Even before movies had sound, filmmakers dramatized the lives of composers. Movie biographies--or biopics--have depicted composers as diverse as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George M. Cohan, Stephen Foster, and George Gershwin. In this enticing book, the first devoted entirely to such films, John C. Tibbetts surveys different styles and periods from the Hollywood of the 1920s and 1930s to the international cinema of today, exploring the role that film biographies play in our understanding of history and culture. John C. Tibbetts is associate professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of Kansas. He has published widely in both music and film studies and, as a broadcaster, has contributed to NPR, the Voice of America, and the Christian Science Monitor Radio Network. |
