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Show tunes : the songs, shows, and careers of Broadway's major composers /

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'Show Tunes' fully chronicles the shows, songs, and careers of the major composers of the American musical theatre, from Jerome Kern's earliest interpolations to the latest hits on Broadway. Legendary composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Porter, Berlin, Bernstein, and Sondheim have been...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Suskin, Steven
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Edition:Rev. and expanded 4th ed.
Subjects:
Musicals > United States > Bibliography.
Popular music > United States > Bibliography.
Musique populaire > États-Unis > Bibliographie.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Musicals.
Musicals
Popular music
United States
Aufführung
Geschichte
Musik
Werkverzeichnis
Komponist
New York (N.Y.) > Broadway.
Electronic books.
Bibliographies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Show Tunes' fully chronicles the shows, songs, and careers of the major composers of the American musical theatre, from Jerome Kern's earliest interpolations to the latest hits on Broadway. Legendary composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Porter, Berlin, Bernstein, and Sondheim have been joined by more recent songwriters.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 600 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0199852731
9780199852734
9780199742097
019974209X