A century of musicals in black and white : an encyclopedia of musical stage works by, about, or involving African Americans / Bernard L. Peterson, Jr.
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TextPublisher: Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, 1993Description: xix, 529pContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780313064548 (ebook)Subject(s): Musical theater -- United States -- Dictionaries | African Americans -- Music -- Dictionaries | African Americans in the performing arts -- Dictionaries | Music | Music of film & stage | United States of America, USA | 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899 | 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 | Reference works | Ethnic studies | Popular music | Literature: history & criticismGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9780313266577Summary: Provides information on almost 1300 musical stage works written and produced from the 1870s to the 1990s and involving contributions by black librettists, lyricists, composers, musicians, producers or performers. Collaborations between black and white talents are also covered. This comprehensive reference book provides succinct information on almost thirteen hundred musical stage works written and produced from the 1870s to the 1990s involving contributions by black librettists, lyricists, composers, musicians, producers, or performers or containing thematic materials relevant to the black experience. Organized alphabetically, they include tent and outdoor shows, vaudeville, operas and operettas, comedies, farces, spectacles, revues, cabaret and nightclub shows, children's musicals, skits, one-act musicals, one-person shows, and even a musical without songs. In addition to the hundreds of shows independently created, produced, and performed by black writers and theatrical artists, it presents hundreds more representing a collaboration of black and white talents. An appendix organizes the shows chronologically and highlights those that were most significant in the history of the black American musical stage. An extensive bibliography and indexes of names, songs, and subjects complete the work.
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Provides information on almost 1300 musical stage works written and produced from the 1870s to the 1990s and involving contributions by black librettists, lyricists, composers, musicians, producers or performers. Collaborations between black and white talents are also covered. This comprehensive reference book provides succinct information on almost thirteen hundred musical stage works written and produced from the 1870s to the 1990s involving contributions by black librettists, lyricists, composers, musicians, producers, or performers or containing thematic materials relevant to the black experience. Organized alphabetically, they include tent and outdoor shows, vaudeville, operas and operettas, comedies, farces, spectacles, revues, cabaret and nightclub shows, children's musicals, skits, one-act musicals, one-person shows, and even a musical without songs. In addition to the hundreds of shows independently created, produced, and performed by black writers and theatrical artists, it presents hundreds more representing a collaboration of black and white talents. An appendix organizes the shows chronologically and highlights those that were most significant in the history of the black American musical stage. An extensive bibliography and indexes of names, songs, and subjects complete the work.
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