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George J. Ferencz The Music for Victory at Sea (Hardback)
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- Book Title
- The Music for Victory at Sea
- Publication Name
- Music for Victory at Sea : Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennett, and the Making of a TV Masterpiece
- Title
- The Music for Victory at Sea
- Subtitle
- Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennett, and the Making of a TV M
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 1648250629
- EAN
- 9781648250620
- ISBN
- 9781648250620
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Medical Press
- Genre
- History
- Subject
- History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Military & Marches, Individual Composer & Musician
- Release Date
- 16/05/2023
- Release Year
- 2023
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Item Weight
- 1g
- Series
- Issn Ser.
- Subject Area
- Music
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 396 Pages
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This long-awaited study explores the creation of NBC-TV's landmark 1952-53 WWII documentary series, with particular attention to its evocative Rodgers-Bennett score. Victory at Sea, NBC-TV's innovative 1952-53 WWII documentary, was eventually broadcast to more than 100 million viewers worldwide. Its episodes chronicled the war's conflicts while highlighting the US Navy's contributions, NBC having sourced footage from the military, governments, and newsreel agencies of fourteen nations. Victory's special distinction was its music, with each episode's nonstop score recorded by the acclaimed NBC Symphony Orchestra. The music was credited to Richard Rodgers-then at the height of his fame-as composer, and Robert Russell Bennett as arranger and conductor. In fact, Rodgers composed twelve piano themes; Bennett developed these endlessly for orchestra and, in addition, composed many hours of the score outright. Part One chronicles Victory's gestation and production at NBC, its reception, the series' afterlife in syndication and home video, and the score's "Gold Record" sales success on RCA records. Part Two examines each episode in turn, focusing on how the Bennett-scored music pairs with screen action. Every transformation of the much-used Rodgers themes is cited, along with the episodes' musical inter-relationships. The hundreds of musical examples generously sample the score's 111/2 hours of music. NBC's Victory has been neglected by Richard Rodgers's biographers and by film historians. As the series celebrates its 70th anniversary, the Rodgers-Bennett score here finally receives recognition for its artistry and power.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Rochester Medical Press
ISBN-10
1648250629
ISBN-13
9781648250620
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20058376833
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Music for Victory at Sea : Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennett, and the Making of a TV Masterpiece
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Military & Marches, Individual Composer & Musician
Publication Year
2023
Series
Issn Ser.
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Music
Number of Pages
396 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2022-056841
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Series Volume Number
190
Lc Classification Number
Ml2080.F47 2023
Reviews
Lovingly documented, this book not only tells you everything you would want to know about this particular series, but also about the fascinating and important work of Broadway orchestrators and film composers. This is an important part of the historical record of the work of Bennett and Rodgers (two giants of Broadway) and for that reason alone it should have an important place in the scholarly canon.
Table of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Part One: Victory's Inception, Production, and Impact 1. Henry Salomon, NBC, the U.S. Navy, and Victory's Genesis 2. Assembling Victory's Production Team, Preparing an Episode 3. Victory's Debut Season: Sponsorship (or Not?), Promotion, Scheduling, and Awards 4. Richard Rodgers: Twelve Themes for Victory, the "Thirteen Hour Score" Legend, and Two Breakout Hits 5. Robert Russell Bennett: Preparing for Victory, Music for a Global War, and the Importance of F# 6. The NBC Symphony-and Victory's 1952-53 Recording Sessions 7. The Victory Scripts' Poetics 8. Robert Montgomery, C.S. Forester, and Victory 9. Victory on Records: The Commercial and "House" LPs 10. Victory Abridged: for Film (1954) and Television (1960) 11. Victory's Predecessors and Successors Part Two: The Twenty-Six Victory Episodes Introduction EP1, "Design for War" EP2, "The Pacific Boils Over" EP3, "Sealing the Breach" EP4, "Midway is East" EP5, "Mediterranean Mosaic" EP6, "Guadalcanal" EP7, "Rings Around Rabaul" EP8, "Mare Nostrum" EP9, "Sea and Sand" EP10, "Beneath the Southern Cross" EP11, "The Magnetic North" EP12, "The Conquest of Micronesia" EP13, "Melanesian Nightmare" EP14, "Roman Renaissance" EP15, "D-Day" EP16, "Killers and the Killed" EP17, "The Turkey Shoot" EP18, "Two If by Sea" EP19, "Battle of Leyte Gulf" EP20, "Return of the Allies" EP21, "Full Fathom Five" EP22, "The Fate of Europe" EP23, "Target Suribachi" EP24, "The Road to Mandalay" EP25, "Suicide for Glory" EP26, "Design for Peace" Postscript Appendix One Robert Russell Bennett: A Grandson's Victory Remembrance Appendix Two Victory at Sea: A Chronology Appendix Three Digest of Victory's Music-Scoring Statistics Appendix Four Sample Shot List (EP26) Appendix Five The 1959 Companion Book Bibliography Index, Preface Acknowledgments Part One: Victory's Inception, Production, and Impact 1. Henry Salomon, NBC, the U.S. Navy, and Victory's Genesis2. Assembling Victory's Production Team, Preparing an Episode3. Victory's Debut Season: Sponsorship (or Not?), Promotion, Scheduling, and Awards4. Richard Rodgers: Twelve Themes for Victory, the "Thirteen Hour Score" Legend, and Two Breakout Hits5. Robert Russell Bennett: Preparing for Victory, Music for a Global War, and the Importance of F#6. The NBC Symphony-and Victory's 1952-53 Recording Sessions 7. The Victory Scripts' Poetics 8. Robert Montgomery, C.S. Forester, and Victory9. Victory on Records: The Commercial and "House" LPs10. Victory Abridged: for Film (1954) and Television (1960)11. Victory's Predecessors and Successors Part Two: The Twenty-Six Victory Episodes Introduction EP1, "Design for War"EP2, "The Pacific Boils Over"EP3, "Sealing the Breach"EP4, "Midway is East"EP5, "Mediterranean Mosaic"EP6, "Guadalcanal"EP7, "Rings Around Rabaul"EP8, "Mare Nostrum"EP9, "Sea and Sand"EP10, "Beneath the Southern Cross"EP11, "The Magnetic North"EP12, "The Conquest of Micronesia"EP13, "Melanesian Nightmare"EP14, "Roman Renaissance"EP15, "D-Day"EP16, "Killers and the Killed"EP17, "The Turkey Shoot"EP18, "Two If by Sea"EP19, "Battle of Leyte Gulf"EP20, "Return of the Allies"EP21, "Full Fathom Five"EP22, "The Fate of Europe"EP23, "Target Suribachi"EP24, "The Road to Mandalay"EP25, "Suicide for Glory"EP26, "Design for Peace" PostscriptAppendix One Robert Russell Bennett: A Grandson's Victory Remembrance Appendix Two Victory at Sea: A ChronologyAppendix Three Digest of Victory's Music-Scoring StatisticsAppendix Four Sample Shot List (EP26)Appendix Five The 1959 Companion Book BibliographyIndex
Copyright Date
2023
Dewey Decimal
781.5460973
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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