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(More customer reviews)Music in German Immigrant Theater: New York City 1840-1940 is a scholarly, meticulously researched historical accounting of the music in German-language musical plays and light operas, which played an important role in the culture of German immigrants and their families during the era. From documented performances of plays by Shakespeare and Goethe in German, to German musical comedies that arose as early as the 1890s, to ethnic parodies, the challenges and stage flair of German American performers, stage works of notable authors such as Adolf Neuendorff and Adolf Philipp, and much more, Music in German Immigrant Theater strives to give its subject as thorough and comprehensive a treatment as possible. A solid, in-depth treatise on the subject, particularly recommended as a supplement to music and theatrical history collections.
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Nineteenth-century New York was, after Berlin and Vienna, the third largest German-populated city in the world. German-language musical plays and light operas held an important niche in the lives of German immigrants and their families. John Koegel's Music in German Immigrant Theater: New York City, 1840-1940, tells, for the first time, the engrossing story of these theater works, and the many musical numbers from them that became popular as separate songs. Koegel documents performances, in German, of plays by Shakespeare and Goethe and operas by Offenbach, Verdi, and Johann Strauss. And he draws long-needed attention to German-American musical comedies written, beginning in the 1890s, by ethnic parodist Adolf Philipp. As their titles suggest -- Der Corner Grocer aus der Avenue A and Der Pawnbroker von der Eastside -- these musicals related directly to the daily experiences of the immigrant population. Music in German Immigrant Theater is enriched by copious photographs, sheet-music title pages, and musical examples, as well as numerous sets of song lyrics -- some uproarious, others touching -- in German and in English translation. The accompanying CD includes recordings of many of the songs discussed in the book. Winner of ForeWord's Book of the Year Award, Music Category. Finalist for the Theatre Library Association's Freedley Award. One of AAUP's 2010 University Press Books Selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries.
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