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Tuning in : American narrative television music

Abstract

This work looks at and listens to the first 50 years of American narrative television music as a unique art form. Drawing on music in a wide variety of television genres, author Ronald Rodman develops a new theory of television music to explain how it conveys meaning to American viewing audiences.

Keywords:
Narrative Computer science Art Literature

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25
Cited By
9.14
FWCI (Field Weighted Citation Impact)
0
Refs
0.98
Citation Normalized Percentile
Is in top 1%
Is in top 10%

Citation History

Topics

Music History and Culture
Social Sciences →  Arts and Humanities →  Music
Theater, Performance, and Music History
Social Sciences →  Arts and Humanities →  Music
Musicology and Musical Analysis
Social Sciences →  Arts and Humanities →  Music

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