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 CONTENTS  Acknowledgments, ix Introduction. Genres, Concepts, and Terms, xi PART ONE Forging a New Musico-­Dramatic Genre 1. The Eighteenth-­ Century Roots of Melos, 3 2. The Rise of Melodrama in the Age of Revolution, 40 3. The Early Popular Drama in the Public Theatres, 73 PART TWO Propagating the Popular Drama 4. The Anglo-­ American Melodrama and Its Music, 107 5. Victorian Theatre Bands and Their Leaders, 126 6. The Craft of Melos in Rehearsal and Performance, 136 7. Music, Suspense, and the Sensation Drama, 168 PART THREE Transforming the Popular Drama 8. Melos in Crisis, 207 9. Nationalism, “Prestige Music,” and Irving’s Lyceum, 244 10. Melodrama and Glamour at Century’s End, 275 Conclusion. The Legacy of Melos, 309 Notes, 319 Index, 361 ...

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