Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Before and After: Identifying the British Musical
- 2 Delusions of Grandeur: Ivor Novello
- 3 Mastering Operetta: Noel Coward
- 4 Pastiche and Esoteric: Sandy Wilson
- 5 Resounding Tinkles: The plein air Musicals of Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds, Geoffrey Wright and Donald Swann
- 6 Away from Home: Adopted British Musicals
- 7 Community Singing: Realism and the British Verismo Musical
- 8 Specifically British: David Heneker, Monty Norman, Julian More and Wolf Mankowitz
- 9 To Whom it May Concern: The British Biomusical
- 10 Fin de Partie: John Osborne, Lionel Bart and After
- Appendix 1 Original Productions of British Musicals
- Appendix 2 Adaptations from Other Works, 1946–78
- Select Bibliography
- Index of Musical Works
- General Index
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Before and After: Identifying the British Musical
- 2 Delusions of Grandeur: Ivor Novello
- 3 Mastering Operetta: Noel Coward
- 4 Pastiche and Esoteric: Sandy Wilson
- 5 Resounding Tinkles: The plein air Musicals of Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds, Geoffrey Wright and Donald Swann
- 6 Away from Home: Adopted British Musicals
- 7 Community Singing: Realism and the British Verismo Musical
- 8 Specifically British: David Heneker, Monty Norman, Julian More and Wolf Mankowitz
- 9 To Whom it May Concern: The British Biomusical
- 10 Fin de Partie: John Osborne, Lionel Bart and After
- Appendix 1 Original Productions of British Musicals
- Appendix 2 Adaptations from Other Works, 1946–78
- Select Bibliography
- Index of Musical Works
- General Index
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- A Tanner's Worth of TuneRediscovering the Post-War British Musical, pp. i - ivPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2010