The New Music Theater : Seeing the Voice, Hearing the Body

Introduction: What is Music Theater?
Part I: Music in Music Theater
1. The Voice
2. Where the Sound Comes From
3. The Music
Entr'acte I: Is there such a thing as progress in music and music theater?
Part II: Theater in Music Theater
4. Theater, Music, and Culture
5. Text
Entr'acte II: The Language of Kathakali
6. Visual Strategies
7. Space
Entr'acte III: A Theater of Warm Bodies?
Part III: Putting it all together: La Mise en Scene
8. The American Eccentrics
9. Germany and Austria
10. The Italians
Entr'acte IV: The In Between
11. Music Theater in France
12. Great Britain and Northern Europe
13. Downtown
14. Minimalism
15. The Show Music Go On
16. Extended Voice
17. Media and Music Theater
Part V: After the Show: Taking it Apart
Entr'acte V: Criticism and Journalism
18. Towards a Theory of Music Theater
19. Notation vs. Improvisation
20. The Ingredients
21. Popular or High Art?
22. Is Anyone Listening?
Coda
Appendix
Bibliography

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