Songwriting: A Complete Guide to the Craft (Limelight) - Softcover

Book 42 of 49: Limelight

Stephen Citron

 
9780879103576: Songwriting: A Complete Guide to the Craft (Limelight)

Synopsis

“SONGWRITING is a standard data source for professional tunesmiths and their hopeful brethren. It expertly conveys the process from concept to copyright with appropriate references to currently popular songs.”

–Back Stage Magazine

“SONGWRITING is a fine book. If you know all the basics of the craft that Citron presents, youll be well on your way to penning your first hit.”

–Keyboard Magazine

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About the Author

Stephen Citron (1924-2013) was one of the world's best-known musical theater historians; he also a composer, pianist, lyricist, and lecturer. His book Songwriting is the standard reference work on the subject. He has also written acclaimed biographies. including in-depth music analysis in such works as Noel and Cole: The Sophisticates, The Wordsmiths: Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner, and Jerry Herman: Poet of the Showtune. Citron lived in Beverly Hills, California, and past away at the age of 89.

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