Lyrics / by Oscar Hammerstein II.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.

Contributor:

• Hammerstein, William.

Standardized Title:

• Lyrics. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Popular music--United States--Texts.
• Popular music.
• United States.
• Musicals--Excerpts--Librettos.
• Musicals--Excerpts.
• Librettos.
• Musicals.

Genre:

• Texts.

Physical Description:

xviii, 270 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

[Newly revised edition /] [expanded and edited by William Hammerstein].

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A. : Hal Leonard Books, [1985]

Summary:

This volume, by edited William Hammerstein, encompasses lyrics from Oscar Hammerstein's entire canon; from the early 'Indian Love Call' written in 1924 with Otto Harbach and Rudolph Friml, to his final song, 'Edelweiss, ' written with his long-time collaborator Richard Rodgers in 1959. Oscar Hammerstein's introduction, Notes On Lyrics, has been an acknowledged classic text for musical theatre enthusiasts since 1949 and remains a definitive work today. To say Oscar Hammerstein II made a significant contribution to the art of lyric-writing is understating the case. He, with his lyrics, and his collaborators, with their music, rewove the fabric of the musical theatre for all time.

ISBN:

0881883794 :

OCLC:

12712247