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The sound of their music : the story of Rodgers and Hammerstein / by Frederick Nolan.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML410.R6315 N64 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nolan, Frederick W., 1931-2022.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
- Rodgers, Richard.
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
- Hammerstein, Oscar.
- Composers--United States--Biography.
- Composers.
- United States.
- Librettists--United States--Biography.
- Librettists.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, [2002]
- Summary:
- The greatest partnership in the history of the musical, captured in print, wonderfully illustrated. For this new edition, the book has been completely rewritten and substantially expanded to include material on Rodgers' early career with Lorenz Hart as well as his later work, and also features recollections from such theatrical titans as Sheldon Harnick, Martin Charnin, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents. Also, a completely new appendix reveals the details of the continuing worldwide phenomenon of Rodgers and Hammerstein's work up to and including the 2002 centennial year for Rodgers.
- Contents:
- Away we go!
- Oscar
- Dick and Larry
- About as far as they can go!
- The South Pacific years
- Broadway's miracle men
- Only human
- So long, farewell
- Finale
- Finale ultimo.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-302) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1557834733
- OCLC:
- 49421591
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