Musical theater
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Musical theater
- Here are entered works on the broad area of music in the theater including opera, musical comedy, pantomime, revues, etc., and works about more than one such type. Musical works, often small in scale and primarily of the 20th century, that combine elements of music, drama, and sometimes dance in unconventional ways that result in works distinct from traditional forms are entered under [Music theater.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89002771
- info:lc/authorities/sh89002771
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh89002771#concept
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Variants
- Lyric theater
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Sources
- found: New Grove dict. of American music (Musical theater)
- found: Web. 3 (lyric theater: a theatrical production involving music)
General Notes
- Here are entered works on the broad area of music in the theater including opera, musical comedy, pantomime, revues, etc., and works about more than one such type. Musical works, often small in scale and primarily of the 20th century, that combine elements of music, drama, and sometimes dance in unconventional ways that result in works distinct from traditional forms are entered under [Music theater.]
Example Notes
- Note under [Music theater]
Change Notes
- 1989-05-05: new
- 1995-08-04: revised
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