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Finishing the hat : collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes / Stephen Sondheim.
Author
Sondheim, Stephen
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Uniform title
Songs.
Texts.
Selections
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/Created
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
©2010
Description
xxvii, 445 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
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Mendel Music Library - Stacks
ML54.6.S69 S66 2010
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Subject(s)
Musicals
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United States
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Analysis, appreciation
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Composers
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United States
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Biography
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Musicals
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Excerpts
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Librettos
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Songs
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Texts
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Sondheim, Stephen
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Criticism and interpretation
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Summary note
Stephen Sondheim has won seven Tonys, an Academy Award, seven Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and the Kennedy Center Honors. His lyrics have become synonymous with musical theater and popular culture, and here Sondheim has not only collected his lyrics for the first time, he is giving readers a rare personal look into his life as well as his remarkable productions. Along with the lyrics for all of his musicals from 1954 to 1981--including West Side Story, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd--Sondheim treats us to never-before-published songs cut or discarded from each show. He discusses his relationship with his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, and his collaborations with extraordinary talents from Leonard Bernstein to Angela Lansbury. The anecdotes--filled with pointed observations and intimate details--transport us back to a time when theater was a major pillar of American culture. Best of all, Sondheim offers unparalleled insights into songwriting.--From publisher description.
Notes
Includes indexes.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Rhyme and its reasons
Saturday night
West side story
Gypsy
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum
Anyone can whistle
Do I hear a waltz?
Company
Follies
A little night music
The frogs
Pacific overtures
Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street
Merrily we roll along.
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ISBN
0679439072 ((hardcover))
9780679439073 ((hardcover))
LCCN
2010011056
OCLC
505417138
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