The Operatic Stothart: Leitmotifs and Tonal Organization in Two Versions of Rose Marie
Issue: Vol 4 No. 1 (2011)
Journal: Journal of Film Music
Subject Areas: Popular Music
DOI: 10.1558/jfm.v4i1.5
Abstract:
This is a study of the leitmotifs and tonal organization in two versions of the musical Rose Marie: the original stage version by Herbert Stothart and Rudolph Friml from 1924 and MGM's film version (under the sole direction of Stothart) from 1936.
Author: Ronald Rodman
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