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Something wonderful : Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution / Todd S. Purdum.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML410.R6315 P87 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Purdum, Todd S., author.
- 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.
- Musicals--United States--History and criticism.
- Musicals.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
- Summary:
- "Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built. [This is a portrait of that creative partnership]"--Amazon.com.
- Contents:
- 1 The Sentimentalist 15
- 2 A Quality of Yearning 39
- 3 Away We Go 65
- 4 Bustin' Out 96
- 5 So Far 121
- 6 Enchanted Evening 146
- 7 Parallel Wives 177
- 8 Catastrophic Success 204
- 9 Beyond Broadway 235
- 10 Auf Wiedersehen 267
- 11 Walking Alone 296.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-352) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781627798341
- 162779834X
- OCLC:
- 985072859
- Publisher Number:
- 99976251362
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