Narrative genres: film, television and game music, musical theatre, opera, program music and art song

What this note covers

1. Why genre matters for narrative analysis
2. Film and television music
3. Video game music
4. Musical theatre and opera
5. Program music and art song
6. Recognising genre conventions in an unseen stimulus
7. Writing about genre without treating it as an element

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes