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- The Cambridge Companion to the Musical
- The Cambridge Companion to the Musical
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Preface to the Third Edition
- 1 How to Create a Musical: The Case of Wicked
- Part I Adaptations and Transformations: Before 1940
- Part II Maturations and Formulations: 1940–1970
- Part III Evolutions and Integrations: After 1970
- Part IV Legacies and Transformations
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- References
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 September 2017
Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Musical
- The Cambridge Companion to the Musical
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Preface to the Third Edition
- 1 How to Create a Musical: The Case of Wicked
- Part I Adaptations and Transformations: Before 1940
- Part II Maturations and Formulations: 1940–1970
- Part III Evolutions and Integrations: After 1970
- Part IV Legacies and Transformations
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- References
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