Show tunes : the songs, shows, and careers of Broadway's major composers / Steven Suskin ; with a foreword by Michael Feinstein.

Author
Suskin, Steven [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Revised and expanded fourth edition.
Published/​Created
New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description
xxiii, 600 pages ; 26 cm

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    "This is an impressive compilation of the work of 30 top Broadway composers, divided into three parts by generation. Spanning 1905 to June 1985, the productions covered are presented in three sections: Show Data, including relevant dates, theaters and cities, composers, lyricists, and choreographers; Song Information, a guide to all published songs from each show; and Commentary, the author's brief comments on why and how composers wrote what they did. The book's greatest assets are its exhaustive song listings (which include songs reused in different productions, and differing versions of songs), and its coverage of recent productions."--Publisher's description.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
    Contents
    • Composers of the early years. Introduction ; Jerome Kern ; Irving Berlin ; George Gershwin ; Vincent Youmans ; Richard Rodgers ; Cole Porter ; Arthur Schwartz ; Harold Arlen ; Vernon Duke ; Burton Lane ; Kurt Weill ; Marc Blitzstein ; Harold Rome
    • New composers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Introduction ; Hugh Martin ; Leonard Bernstein ; Frederick Loewe ; Jule Styne ; Frank Loesser ; Richard Adler ; Jerry Bock ; Bob Merrill ; Meredith Willson ; Stephen Sondheim ; Charles Strouse ; Harvey Schmidt ; Cy Coleman ; Jerry Herman ; John Kander ; Mitch Leigh
    • New composers of the 1970s and beyond. Introduction ; Larry Grossman ; Stephen Schwartz ; Marvin Hamlisch ; Alan Menken ; William Finn ; Maury Yeston ; Stephen Flaherty ; Michael John LaChiusa ; Jason Robert Brown ; Adam Guettel ; Jeanine Tesori
    • Notable scores by other composers. Introduction ; The shows.
    ISBN
    • 9780195314076 ((alk. paper))
    • 0195314077 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2009034109
    OCLC
    430842358
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