| Edition |
Rev. and expanded 3rd ed. |
| Description |
xxiii, 581 pages ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Revised ediiton of: Show tunes, 1905-1991. 1st Limelight edition 1992. |
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With a foreword by Michael Feinstein. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-466) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Composers of the early years. 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 -- Pt. 2. new composers of the 1940s and 1950s. Hugh Martin ; Leonard Bernstein ; Frederick Loewe ; Jule Styne ; Frank Loesser ; Richard Adler ; Jerry Bock ; Bob Merrill ; Meredith Willson ; Stephen Sondheim -- Pt. 3. New composers of the 1960s and beyond. Charles Strouse ; Harvey Schmidt ; Cy Coleman ; Jerry Herman ; John Kander ; Mitch Leigh ; Larry Grossman ; Stephen Schwartz ; marvin Hamlisch ; Alan Menken ; William Finn ; Maury Yeston ; Stephen Flaherty -- Pt. 4. Notable scores by other composers. Irene ; Shuffle along ; George White's scandals of 1926 ; Good news! ; Blackbirds of 1928 ; Whoopee ; Fine and dandy ; Walk with music ; Early to bed ; Beggar's holiday ; Flahooley ; Top banana ; Kismet ; The golden apple ; Plain and fancy ; Li'l Abner ; Goldilocks ; Redhead ; Once upon a mattress ; You're a good man, Charlie Brown ; Jacques Brel is alive and well and living in Paris ; Hair ; Promises, promises ; 1776 ; Promenade ; Purlie ; Grease ; The Wiz ; Shenandoah ; The robber bridegroom ; The best little whorehouse in Texas ; Dreamgirls ; Baby ; Big river ; The secret garden ; Jelly's last jam ; Victor/Victoria ; Floyd Collins ; Bring in 'da noise, bring in 'da funk ; Big ; Rent ; Jekyll & Hyde ; Side show ; The lion king ; Saturn returns: a concert ; Parade. |
| Subject |
Musicals -- United States -- Bibliography.
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Musicals. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Bibliographies.
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| Subject |
Musicals -- New York (State) -- New York -- Bibliography.
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- Bibliography.
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Musical theater. |
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Popular music -- United States -- Bibliography.
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Popular music. |
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Composers -- United States -- Bio-bibliography.
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Composers. |
| Genre/Form |
Bio-bibliography.
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| Subject |
Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- Music.
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Musicals. |
| Genre/Form |
Bibliographies.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Suskin, Steven.
Show tunes, 1905-1991.
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| Added Title |
Showtunes |
| ISBN |
0195125991 acid-free paper |
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