{"title":"David Michael Hertz","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"tuning-of-the-word-book-david-michael-hertz-9780809313129","title":"The Tuning of the Word","description":"David Michael Hertz explicates the rela­tionship between the music and poetry of the Symbolist movement, tracing it from its inception in Baudelaire's verse and Wagner's music to its final transformation into Modernism in the works of Schoen­berg. Hertz begins by examining the con­cept of the period, the well-rounded phrase of verse or music, which was at­tacked first in Wagner's use of the leitmo­tif and unusual intervals such as the tritone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e­Such musical elements created a feel­ing of emotion directly expressed, un­hampered by convention. This approach was further developed by Mallarm , who stripped his verse of its conventional framework in an attempt to create images of pure emotion. Mallarm  in turn in­fluenced Debussy. Hertz shows that in setting Mallarm  s verse, Debussy moved further away from the standard har­monic structures of the nineteenth cen­tury, particularly in his use of tonal ambiguity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e­Hertz explores the aesthetic of the Symbolist movement as embodied in the unique forms that characterized the era, the tone poem and the lyric play. He dem- onstrates the particular importance of Maeterlinck's Pell  as et M  1isande, which was scored by Debussy. A revolutionary work difficult to characterize, it speaks gracefully of the transformation of Ro­manticism into Modernism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCiting examples of art, literature, and music, Hertz finds ultimately that the Symbolist aesthetic came to encompass the entire artistic world. Only a scholar thoroughly at home in both the literary and musical realms and possessing a sov­ereign command of the cultural climate and currents of the period would be able to deliver exactly what his subtitle prom­ises: a musico- literary poetics of the Sym­bolist movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50363076804881,"sku":"CIN080931312XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/080931312X.jpg?v=1751106945"},{"product_id":"american-songbook-from-vaudeville-to-hollywood-book-david-michael-hertz-9780807187326","title":"The American Songbook from Vaudeville to Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Songbook from Vaudeville to Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the cultural expressions contained in the unforgettable jazz-inflected songs of the twentieth century. Charting the development of songwriting in the context of American culture, David Michael Hertz treats words and music as of equal importance, exploring the mystery of how they work together in the phrase structures of songs. With a carefully drawn historical chronology, his narrative recounts a story of the evolution of American language as expressed in song lyrics, through which ordinary life becomes poetry. Hertz celebrates the evergreen quality of the songs, as they originate from Broadway shows, Hollywood films, or jazz clubs and then generate many new interpretations over the years. The rhythmic pulse of the songs--emphasizing the second and fourth beat of each measure--still characterizes popular music to this day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Many of the first songs that rose to popularity in the early twentieth century were written by immigrant New Yorkers, then widely interpreted by jazz singers and instrumentalists from all over the country. The canny businessmen of Tin Pan Alley encouraged songwriters to utilize the thirty-two-bar format, motivated by huge profits available from the sale of inexpensive sheet music. By 1920, songwriters of real genius appeared, including Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, and Irving Berlin. The twenties brought the explosion of the Jazz Age, with the rhythmic power of the Charleston, the golden era of the musical revues on Broadway, and the flourishing of jazz in speakeasies and nightclubs. Older singing styles derived from vaudeville were overtaken by a new style of jazz vocal performance popularized by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald. The rise of swing music made the songs more seductive, with backing from plush ensembles, while sound films helped their popularity spread. Works produced by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Hart, Hoagy Carmichael, and the final flowering of the Gershwins, among many other writers profiled by Hertz, created popular songs that quickly became standards. Broadway, Hollywood, and the world of jazz all flowed together in a great, unified musical stream, as radio, film, and sound recordings reached millions throughout the United States.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written for a general audience of listeners and enthusiasts, \u003ci\u003eThe American Songbook from Vaudeville to Hollywood, Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e charts the development of songwriting in the United States from Tin Pan Alley through the swing era with passion, insight, and an ear for the musical and lyrical qualities of a beloved songbook still being performed today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53390806941969,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53390807138577,"sku":"NGR9780807187326","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780807187326.jpg?v=1781950946"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/author-books-by-david-michael-hertz.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}