Jerome Kern / Stephen Banfield ; with a foreword by Geoffrey Block, general editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Banfield, Stephen, 1951-

Contributor:

Block, Geoffrey Holden, 1948-

Series:

Yale Broadway masters.

Yale Broadway masters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945.

Kern, Jerome.

Composers--United States--Biography.

Composers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A founding father of the modern American musical, Jerome Kern (1885-1945) was the composer of legions of popular songs, including such standards as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "Ol' Man River." His 1927 Show Boat with Oscar Hammerstein II helped to set a new standard for musical theater. This book is the first to provide a critical overview of Kern's musical accomplishments throughout his career. Stephen Banfield ranges from Broadway, to Hollywood, and to London's West End, drawing on unpublished manuscripts and scores to assess the composer's extraordinary oeuvre. Kern's life, personality, and working methods are given due attention, as is the development of his work from the early musical comedies through the collaborations with Hammerstein and P. G. Wodehouse up to the later film scores. Banfield focuses especially on the musical and lyrical structures of Kern's compositions, illuminating beloved works and shedding light on compositions often overlooked.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Editorial Method

Chapter 1. Introducing Kern

Chapter 2. Kern and Musical Comedy

Chapter 3. Kern the Romantic: Three Shows

Chapter 4. Mostly Hammerstein

Chapter 5. Kern and Hollywood

List of Works by Jerome Kern

Notes

Bibliography

Permissions

General Index

Index of Kern's Works

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes list of works by Jerome Kern (p. [307]-308), bibliographical references (p. [327]-332), and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611729028

9781281729026

1281729027

9780300138344

0300138342

OCLC:

179664405

Publisher Number:

9780300110470