Author: Rob Kapilow
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631490303
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
“Not since the late Leonard Bernstein has classical music had a combination salesman-teacher as irresistible as Kapilow.” —Kansas City Star Few people in recent memory have dedicated themselves as devotedly to the story of twentieth- century American music as Rob Kapilow, the composer, conductor, and host of the hit NPR music radio program, What Makes It Great? Now, in Listening for America, he turns his keen ear to the Great American Songbook, bringing many of our favorite classics to life through the songs and stories of eight of the twentieth century’s most treasured American composers—Kern, Porter, Gershwin, Arlen, Berlin, Rodgers, Bernstein, and Sondheim. Hardly confi ning himself to celebrating what makes these catchy melodies so unforgettable, Kapilow delves deeply into how issues of race, immigration, sexuality, and appropriation intertwine in masterpieces like Show Boat and West Side Story. A book not just about musical theater but about America itself, Listening for America is equally for the devotee, the singer, the music student, or for anyone intrigued by how popular music has shaped the larger culture, and promises to be the ideal gift book for years to come.
Listening for America: Inside the Great American Songbook from Gershwin to Sondheim
Author: Rob Kapilow
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631490303
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
“Not since the late Leonard Bernstein has classical music had a combination salesman-teacher as irresistible as Kapilow.” —Kansas City Star Few people in recent memory have dedicated themselves as devotedly to the story of twentieth- century American music as Rob Kapilow, the composer, conductor, and host of the hit NPR music radio program, What Makes It Great? Now, in Listening for America, he turns his keen ear to the Great American Songbook, bringing many of our favorite classics to life through the songs and stories of eight of the twentieth century’s most treasured American composers—Kern, Porter, Gershwin, Arlen, Berlin, Rodgers, Bernstein, and Sondheim. Hardly confi ning himself to celebrating what makes these catchy melodies so unforgettable, Kapilow delves deeply into how issues of race, immigration, sexuality, and appropriation intertwine in masterpieces like Show Boat and West Side Story. A book not just about musical theater but about America itself, Listening for America is equally for the devotee, the singer, the music student, or for anyone intrigued by how popular music has shaped the larger culture, and promises to be the ideal gift book for years to come.
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631490303
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
“Not since the late Leonard Bernstein has classical music had a combination salesman-teacher as irresistible as Kapilow.” —Kansas City Star Few people in recent memory have dedicated themselves as devotedly to the story of twentieth- century American music as Rob Kapilow, the composer, conductor, and host of the hit NPR music radio program, What Makes It Great? Now, in Listening for America, he turns his keen ear to the Great American Songbook, bringing many of our favorite classics to life through the songs and stories of eight of the twentieth century’s most treasured American composers—Kern, Porter, Gershwin, Arlen, Berlin, Rodgers, Bernstein, and Sondheim. Hardly confi ning himself to celebrating what makes these catchy melodies so unforgettable, Kapilow delves deeply into how issues of race, immigration, sexuality, and appropriation intertwine in masterpieces like Show Boat and West Side Story. A book not just about musical theater but about America itself, Listening for America is equally for the devotee, the singer, the music student, or for anyone intrigued by how popular music has shaped the larger culture, and promises to be the ideal gift book for years to come.
The American Song Book, Etc
Author: AMERICAN SONG BOOK.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Easy to Remember
Author: William Zinsser
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9781567923254
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
In this warm and affectionate book, William Zinsser describes his lifelong love affair with American popular song and the American musical theater.
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9781567923254
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
In this warm and affectionate book, William Zinsser describes his lifelong love affair with American popular song and the American musical theater.
Stephen Foster Song Book
Author: Stephen Collins Foster
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486230481
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Old favorites such as Beautiful Dreamer and Oh! Susanna as well as patriotic, plantation, and minstrel songs by the American composer are presented along with reproductions of original covers
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486230481
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Old favorites such as Beautiful Dreamer and Oh! Susanna as well as patriotic, plantation, and minstrel songs by the American composer are presented along with reproductions of original covers
The American Song Book, Etc
The American Songbook
Author: Ken Bloom
Publisher: Black Dog Publishing
ISBN: 9781579124489
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Presents an overview of twentieth century popular music, documenting the careers of singers, composers, and lyricists from the 1920s through the 1960s, and the big bands and Broadway musicals that characterized the era.
Publisher: Black Dog Publishing
ISBN: 9781579124489
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Presents an overview of twentieth century popular music, documenting the careers of singers, composers, and lyricists from the 1920s through the 1960s, and the big bands and Broadway musicals that characterized the era.
The American Song Book
Author: Philip Furia
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199391882
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
The American Song Book, Volume I: The Tin Pan Alley Era is the first in a projected five-volume series of books that will reprint original sheet music, including covers, of songs that constitute the enduring standards of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, the Gershwins, and other lyricists and composers of what has been called the "Golden Age" of American popular music. These songs have done what popular songs are not supposed to do--stayed popular ... As such, these songs constitute the closest thing America has to a repertory of enduring classical music. In addition to reprinting the sheet music for these classic songs, authors Philip Furia and Laurie Patterson place these songs in historical context with essays about the sheet-music publishing industry known as Tin Pan Alley, the emergence of American musical comedy on Broadway, and the 'talkie' revolution that made possible the Hollywood musical. The authors also provide biographical sketches of songwriters, performers, and impresarios such as Florenz Ziegfeld. In addition, they analyze the lyrical and musical artistry of each song and relate anecdotes, sometimes amusing, sometimes poignant, about how the songs were created. The American Songbook is a book that can be read for enjoyment on its own or be propped on the piano to be played and sung"--Back cover.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199391882
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
The American Song Book, Volume I: The Tin Pan Alley Era is the first in a projected five-volume series of books that will reprint original sheet music, including covers, of songs that constitute the enduring standards of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, the Gershwins, and other lyricists and composers of what has been called the "Golden Age" of American popular music. These songs have done what popular songs are not supposed to do--stayed popular ... As such, these songs constitute the closest thing America has to a repertory of enduring classical music. In addition to reprinting the sheet music for these classic songs, authors Philip Furia and Laurie Patterson place these songs in historical context with essays about the sheet-music publishing industry known as Tin Pan Alley, the emergence of American musical comedy on Broadway, and the 'talkie' revolution that made possible the Hollywood musical. The authors also provide biographical sketches of songwriters, performers, and impresarios such as Florenz Ziegfeld. In addition, they analyze the lyrical and musical artistry of each song and relate anecdotes, sometimes amusing, sometimes poignant, about how the songs were created. The American Songbook is a book that can be read for enjoyment on its own or be propped on the piano to be played and sung"--Back cover.
The American Song Book
Author: Charles Herbert Levermore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Songs
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Contains typical songs of countries that have contributed generously to our population as well as college, devotional, patriotic and fraternity songs.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Songs
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Contains typical songs of countries that have contributed generously to our population as well as college, devotional, patriotic and fraternity songs.
A Singer's Guide to the American Art Song, 1870-1980
Author: Victoria Etnier Villamil
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810827743
Category : Songs
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
New in Paperback 2004. Considers the lives and contributions of 144 significant composers in the field. Includes a general discography, bibliography, and indexes for both titles and poets. ...writing style is clear and enjoyable, the information she supplies about the songs pertinent and helpful...extremely useful to singers, voice teachers, coaches and musicologists in planning programs and in obtaining information about American art song repertoire.--Lori N. White, Taylor University
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810827743
Category : Songs
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
New in Paperback 2004. Considers the lives and contributions of 144 significant composers in the field. Includes a general discography, bibliography, and indexes for both titles and poets. ...writing style is clear and enjoyable, the information she supplies about the songs pertinent and helpful...extremely useful to singers, voice teachers, coaches and musicologists in planning programs and in obtaining information about American art song repertoire.--Lori N. White, Taylor University
American Popular Song Edited and with an Introd. by James T. Maher
Author: Alec Wilder
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195014457
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195014457
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description