Beautiful monsters: imagining the classic in musical media

Abstract

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Registering the Classic 1. The Expressive Vernacular 2. Making Overtures 3. Yiddishkeit and the Musical Ethics of Cinema Part Two. Envisioning the Classic 4. Hearing Monsters 5. The Fantastic, the Picturesque, and the Dimensions of Nostalgia 6. Listening in Dark Places 7. Concertos, Symphonies, Rhapsodies (and an Opera) Conclusion: Sitting Down with Mnemosyne Notes Selected Bibliography Index