| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 451 pages) |
| Contents |
READER'S NOTE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; APPENDIX A: FILMS BY COUNTRY; APPENDIX B: WHO'S WHO AMONG DIRECTORS AND THEIR FILMS; APPENDIX C: DRAMAS; APPENDIX D: COMEDIES; APPENDIX E: MUSICIAN(S)/COMPOSER(S) IN BIOPICS AND FILMS WITH BIOPIC ELEMENTS; APPENDIX F: FILMS THAT EMPHASIZE CLASSICAL, CONCERT, AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC, MUSICIANS, OR COMPOSERS; APPENDIX G: FILMS THAT EMPHASIZE ROCK MUSIC; APPENDIX H: FILMS THAT EMPHASIZE BLUES, JAZZ, OR RAGTIME MUSIC, MUSICIANS, AND BANDS |
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APPENDIX I: FILMS ABOUT MUSICIANS OR BANDS THAT FEATURE MUSICAL NUMBERS OR POPULAR STANDARDSAPPENDIX J: MADE-FOR-TELEVISION FILMS ABOUT MUSICIANS AND BANDS; SELECTEDBIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS |
| Summary |
The Encyclopedia of Musicians and Bands on Film features the most significant productions from around the world. The entries in this volume encompass a range of subjects that including straightforward biographies, rockumentaries, and even the occasional mockumentary. The scope also allows for the inclusion of films about fictional singers and bands (including girl bands), with emphasis on a variety of themes: songwriter-band relationships, the rise and fall of a career, music saving the day, the promoter's point-of-view, band competitions, the traveling band, and rock-based absurdity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebook Central, viewed August 9, 2017) |
| Subject |
Musical films -- Encyclopedias
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Musicians in motion pictures -- Encyclopedias
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Musical films
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Musicians in motion pictures
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| Genre/Form |
encyclopedias.
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Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedias.
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Encyclopédies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Willson, Paige A., 1970- author.
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Fonseca, Anthony J., author.
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| LC no. |
2016040151 |
| ISBN |
9781442269873 |
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1442269871 |
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