Overview
- Focuses on a uniquely important British company which demonstrates a consistent commitment to innovation in music/sound for theatre
- Uses an interdisciplinary methodology that draws together archival research, interviews, performance and musicological analysis, reviews and other post-performance materials
- Explores the importance of interdisciplinarity in analysis of theatre production and reception of performance
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in British Musical Theatre (PSBMT)
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About this book
This book discusses an exciting laboratory that has been developing the practice of theatre music composition and sound design since 1961: the Royal Shakespeare Company. Musical practices have evolved as composers and musical directors inherited from the past and innovated with new technology; different interpretations of single plays in multiple iterations have provided a picture of developing styles, genres, working practices, technologies and contexts; actor musicianship has been practiced quietly and without fuss; and the role of the sound designer has appeared and transformed the theatrical soundscape. This book moves to musical theatre to evidence a continuum between its rich interdisciplinary textures and the musicodramatic world of Shakespeare’s plays, positioning the RSC as an innovative company that continually expands the creative and collaborative possibilities of the theatre.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Millie Taylor is Professor of Musical Theatre at the University of Winchester, UK. She began her career as a freelance musical director. Her publications include British Pantomime Performance (2007), Singing for Musicals: A Practical Guide (2008), Musical Theatre, Realism and Entertainment (2012/2016). She is co-author of Studying Musical Theatre (Palgrave, 2014), and British Musical Theatre Since 1950 (2016) and co-editor of Gestures of Music Theater: The Performativity of Song and Dance (2014).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Theatre Music and Sound at the RSC
Book Subtitle: Macbeth to Matilda
Authors: Millie Taylor
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in British Musical Theatre
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95222-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-95221-5Published: 23 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06996-4Published: 21 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-95222-2Published: 13 October 2018
Series ISSN: 2946-4137
Series E-ISSN: 2946-4145
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 244
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations
Topics: Performing Arts, Music