The Idyllic Sublime

A Dialog on the Pastoral Style in Westerns

Authors

  • Michael Beckerman Department of Music, New York University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  • William H. Rosar University of California, San Diego

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jfm.v2.i2-4.251

Keywords:

western pastoral tradition in film, music and the sublime

Abstract

Michael Beckerman and William H. Rosar explore, in dialogue fashion, the role of music in the Western pastoral tradition in film.

Author Biographies

  • Michael Beckerman, Department of Music, New York University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

    Czech and Eastern European music; Janacek, Dvorak, Martinu; nationalism, Gypsies, Mozart, Brahms, Gilbert and Sullivan, Schubert, and film music. He received the Janacek Medal from the Czech Republic and is a Laureate of the Czech Music Council. He lectures widely and writes regularly for the New York Times.

  • William H. Rosar, University of California, San Diego

    Founding and current editor of Journal of Film Music

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Published

2010-03-15

Issue

Section

Westerns

How to Cite

Beckerman, M., & Rosar, W. H. (2010). The Idyllic Sublime: A Dialog on the Pastoral Style in Westerns. Journal of Film Music, 2(2-4), 251-262. https://doi.org/10.1558/jfm.v2.i2-4.251