The Richard Rodgers reader [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Geoffrey Block

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453896503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002
• ISBN: 1-280-83483-8; 0-19-803193-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Collana: Readers on American musicians
• Altri autori (Persone): BlockGeoffrey Holden <1948->
• Disciplina: 782.1/4/092
• Soggetti: Musicians - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; part I. Rodgers and Hart, 1919-1943; part II. Rodgers and Hammerstein, 1943-1960; part III. Rodgers after Hammerstein, 1960-1979; part IV. The Composer Speaks, 1939-1971; Credits; Index of Rodgers's Works; General Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Richard Rodgers was one of America's most prolific and best-loved composers. A world without ""My Funny Valentine,"" ""The Lady is a Tramp,"" ""Blue Moon,"" and ""Bewitched,"" to name just a few of the songs he wrote with Lorenz Hart, is scarcely imaginable, and the musicals he wrote with his second collaborator, Oscar Hammerstein--Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music--continue to enchant and entertain audiences. Arranged in four sections, Rodgers and Hart (1929-1943), Rodgers and Hammerstein (1943-1960), Rodgers After Hammerstein (1960-1979), and The Comp