American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion, 1877-1995 : A-S (2nd ed. Vol 1) - Hardcover
This follow-up set to "American Song," Vols. 1 and 2 explores the work of major pop songwriters from "Tin Pan Alley" not included either in a Broadway show or film from the period 1880 to today. This carefully researched encyclopedia covers 125 composers with hundreds of entries on each. Entries include composer, lyricist and publisher information. From 1880 to present, here are some of the composers covered: Lee Adams Harold Arlen Burt Bacharach Irving Berlin Eubie Blake Ralph Blane Lew Brown Johnny Burke Sammy Cahn Hoagy Carmichael Sidney Clare Betty Comden Hal David Eddie DeLange Howard Dietz Ervin Drake Sammy Fain Dorothy Fields George Gershwin Mack Gordon Oscar Hammerstein II Lorenz Hart Edward Heyman James P. Johnson Irving Kahal Jerome Kern Jimmy McHugh Cole Porter Andy Razaf Billy Rose Jean Schwartz Harry B. Smith Stephen Sondheim Roy Turk James Van Heusen Harry Von Tilzer And many others
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"These volumes contain information about songwriters, lyricists, and collaborators who wrote for the sheet music industry (known as "Tin Pan Alley") from the 1880s to the present. Volume 3 includes alphabetical biographies of songwriters, with complete lists of their compositions by year; and Volume 4 provides an alphabetical song index, a chronological index of songs by year, and an index of collaborators."
-- "Music Educators Journal" (March 2002)
-- "Music Educators Journal" (March 2002)
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- PublisherSchirmer Books
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0028645731
- ISBN 13 9780028645735
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages1096
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