Hollywood film music is often mocked as a disreputably "applied" branch of the art of composition that lacks both the seriousness and the quality of the classical or late-romantic concert and operatic music from which it derives. Its composers in the 1930s and '40s were themselves often scornful of it and aspired to produce more 'serious' works that would enhance their artistic reputation. In fact the criticism of film music as slavishly descriptive or manipulatively over-emotional has a history that is older than film - it had even been directed at the relatively popular operatic and concert music written by some of the émigré Hollywood composers themselves before they had left Europe. There, as subsequently in America, such criticism was promoted by the developing project of Modernism, whose often high-minded opposition to mass culture used polarizing language that drew, intentionally or not, upon that of gender difference. Regressive, late-romantic music, the old argument ran, was -- as women were believed to be -- emotional, irrational, and lacking in logic. This book seeks to level the critical playing field between film music and "serious music," reflecting upon gender-related ideas about music and modernism as much as about film. Peter Franklin broaches the possibility of a history of twentieth-century music that would include, rather than marginalize, film music -- and, indeed, the scores of a number of the major Hollywood movies discussed here, like The Bride of Frankenstein, King Kong, Rebecca, Gone With The Wind, Citizen Kane and Psycho. In doing so, he brings more detailed music-historical knowledge to bear upon cinema music, often discussed as a unique and special product of film, and also offers conclusions about the problematic aspects of musical modernism and some arguably liberating aspects of "late-romanticism."

Seeing Through Music: Gender and Modernism in Classic Hollywood Film Scores (Oxford Music / Media)

Humor & Entertainment

Franklin, Peter

Movies

Oxford University Press

Hollywood film music is often mocked as a disreputably 'applied' branch of the art of composition that lacks both the seriousness and the quality of the classical or late-romantic concert and operatic music from which it derives. Its composers in the 1930s and '40s were themselves often scornful of it and aspired to produce more 'serious' works that would enhance their artistic reputation. In fact the criticism of film music as slavishly descriptive or manipulatively over-emotional has a history that is older than film - it had even been directed at the relatively popular operatic and concert music written by some of the émigré Hollywood composers themselves before they had left Europe. There, as subsequently in America, such criticism was promoted by the developing project of Modernism, whose often high-minded opposition to mass culture used polarizing language that drew, intentionally or not, upon that of gender difference. Regressive, late-romantic music, the old argument ran, was -- as women were believed to be -- emotional, irrational, and lacking in logic.This book seeks to level the critical playing field between film music and "serious music," reflecting upon gender-related ideas about music and modernism as much as about film. Peter Franklin broaches the possibility of a history of twentieth-century music that would include, rather than marginalize, film music -- and, indeed, the scores of a number of the major Hollywood movies discussed here, like The Bride of Frankenstein, King Kong, Rebecca, Gone With The Wind, Citizen Kane and Psycho. In doing so, he brings more detailed music-historical knowledge to bear upon cinema music, often discussed as a unique and special product of film, and also offers conclusions about the problematic aspects of musical modernism and some arguably liberating aspects of "late-romanticism."

Why are some of the most beloved and frequently performed works of the late-romantic period―Mahler, Delius, Debussy, Sibelius, Puccini―regarded by many critics as perhaps not quite of the first rank? Why has modernist discourse continued to brand these works as overly sentimental and emotionally self-indulgent? Peter Franklin takes a close and even-handed look at how and why late-romantic symphonies and operas steered a complex course between modernism and mass culture in the period leading up to the Second World War. The style’s continuing popularity and its domination of the film music idiom (via work by composers such as Max Steiner, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and their successors) bring late-romantic music to thousands of listeners who have never set foot in a concert hall. Reclaiming Late-Romantic Music sheds new light on these often unfairly disparaged works and explores the historical dimension of their continuing role in the contemporary sound world.

Reclaiming Late-Romantic Music: Singing Devils and Distant Sounds (Ernest Bloch Lectures) (Volume 14)

Arts & Photography

Music

University of California Press

Mahler's Third Symphony was conceived as a musical picture of the natural world. This handbook describes the composition of Mahler's grandiose piece of philosophical program music in the context of the ideas that inspired it and the artistic debates and social conflicts that it reflects. In this original and wide-ranging account, Peter Franklin takes the Third Symphony as a representative modern European symphony of its period and evaluates the work as both the culmination of Mahler's early symphonic style and a work whose contradictory effects mirror the complexity of contemporary social and musical manners. The music is described in detail, movement by movement, with chapters on the genesis, early performance, and subsequent reception of the work.

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Cambridge Music Handbooks)

Cambridge University Press

Mahler's Third Symphony was conceived as a musical picture of the natural world. This handbook describes the composition of Mahler's grandiose piece of philosophical program music in the context of the ideas that inspired it and the artistic debates and social conflicts that it reflects. In this original and wide-ranging account, Peter Franklin takes the Third Symphony as a representative modern European symphony of its period and evaluates the work as both the culmination of Mahler's early symphonic style and a work whose contradictory effects mirror the complexity of contemporary social and musical manners. The music is described in detail, movement by movement, with chapters on the genesis, early performance, and subsequent reception of the work.

The Life of Mahler (Musical Lives)

As a leading European conductor and the composer of enormous and controversial symphonies, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) inspired mythologizers in his own lifetime. Some of them were personal friends, concerned with countering biased criticism of him in which German-nationalist, hide-bound traditionalist or anti-Semitic elements were often mixed. In this new biography, Peter Franklin reconfronts the myth of Mahler-the-misunderstood-hero and attempts to find the person, or persons, behind the legends. His illuminating biography shows Mahler to be a profoundly sensitive thinker and composer, a dictatorial conductor and husband, an iconoclast and paradoxically, a traditionalist.

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Recollections of Gustav Mahler

Newlin, Dika

Bauer-Lechner, Natalie

Faber and Faber Ltd.

If you experience any kind of diversity in your working life and want to handle it with greater understanding, pleasure and success, this book is for you. It will take you on a professional development journey that will enable you to: Gain greater self-awareness and cultural insights Communicate more effectively, especially in intercultural contexts Enhance rapport and build stronger global relationships Collaborate and succeed in global teams Exercise global leadership in contexts of diversity Handle ethical challenges, maintaining integrity Mould the organisational environment to enhance well-being and promote learning Plan how to enhance global fitness (intercultural competence) in your organisation 
The book is packed full of case studies, stories, reflection activities, explanations, and key takeaways, giving you the tools, skills and understanding to manage and leverage cultural diversity at work with success. It provides you with a set of core principles and tools that you can apply flexibly and dynamically to meet your own and your organisation’s needs. Whatever your sector – international business, not-for-profit, third-sector, education, healthcare, research, politics, government, diplomacy and more – this book will help you and your organisation to perform more successfully. 
Reviews\nInspiring! Profound and insightful without being too academic. The authors use new and powerful tools to describe culture and its impact. I particularly liked the positive approach of Global Fitness. The authors take us on a learning journey and make it clear that the ability to deal with intercultural issues has a lot to do with one's own inner attitude towards leveraging diversity. 
—Monika Krause, Intercultural trainer and coach, Vice-President SIETAR Germany\nGlobal Fitness for Global People is brimming with cutting edge research that is illuminated with real-world case studies and extensive activities for reflection and application. I highly recommend this resource to global workers everywhere who are looking for practical solutions for building a more culturally intelligent world. 
—David Livermore, PhD, author and thought leader on cultural intelligence and global leadership 
This book will help people who want to be successful working or leading in multi-cultural contexts to accurately diagnose what “cultural muscles” they need to strengthen and the most effective way to do that. 
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This book provides a treasure trove of insights and practical applications based on real-life case studies for succeeding within diverse workplaces as well as in daily living – this is a must-read for all those desiring to successfully navigate differences! 
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In an ever-changing world where the most vulnerable often lose out, Global Fitness for Global People provides compelling solutions to challenges at home and abroad. Global interconnectivity is here to stay and this book provides the tools with which to make it work for all of us. 
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The beauty of this book is that it is so practical—dozens of case studies, numerous helpful charts and diagrams, down-to-earth prose – and so engaging that it will appeal even to people who may not be sure they need more cultural awareness. And for those keen to improve their cross-cultural skills, there are honest-to-goodness treasures on every page. 
—Craig Storti, Intercultural trainer and author of The Art of Doing Business across Cultures

Global Fitness for Global People: How to Manage and Leverage Cultural Diversity at Work

Business & Money

Spencer-Oatey, Helen

Lazidou, Domna

Business Culture

Castledown Publishers

The Mindful International Manager tackles the management situations that international managers have to handle every day. Written to be accessible to non-native English speakers, it quotes the experiences and insights of practicing international managers and describes differences and difficulties as well as the skills and competences. Equipping readers with the techniques and knowledge to motivate and manage their teams, this book shows how to clarify local vs. international roles, support and develop a team, organize and coordinate boundaries of time and distance, and win commitment toward common goals. It contains exercises, best practice advice, quotes from practicing managers from around the world, and a glossary of difficult terms. Visit the website at http://www.themindfulinternationalmanager.com/.

The Mindful International Manager: How to Work Effectively Across Cultures

Comfort, Jeremy

International

Kogan Page.

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Seeing Through Music: Gender and Modernism in Classic Hollywood Film Scores (Oxford Music / Media)

Seeing Through Music: Gender and Modernism in Classic Hollywood Film Scores (Oxford Music / Media)

Reclaiming Late-Romantic Music: Singing Devils and Distant Sounds (Ernest Bloch Lectures) (Volume 14)

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Cambridge Music Handbooks)

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Cambridge Music Handbooks)

The Life of Mahler (Musical Lives)

The Life of Mahler (Musical Lives)

Recollections of Gustav Mahler

Global Fitness for Global People: How to Manage and Leverage Cultural Diversity at Work

The Mindful International Manager: How to Work Effectively Across Cultures