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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785442203321

Autore

Horowitz Mark Eden

Titolo

Sondheim on music [[electronic resource] ] : minor details and major decisions / / Mark Eden Horowitz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Scarecrow Press in association with the Library of Congress, 2010

ISBN

1-282-82032-X

9786612820328

0-8108-7437-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (585 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SondheimStephen

Disciplina

782.1/4092

Soggetti

Musicals - United States - Analysis, appreciation

Composers - United States

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: THE INTERVIEWS; Chapter 01. Passion; Chapter 02. Assassins; Chapter 03. Into the Woods; Chapter 04. Sunday in the Park with George; Chapter 05. Interlude; Chapter 06. Sweeney Todd; Chapter 07. Pacific Overtures; Chapter 08. Finale; Chapter 09. Bounce (pre-Road Show); Chapter 10. Encore; Part II: SONGS I WISH I'D WRITTEN (AT LEAST IN PART); Part III: SONG LISTING, DISCOGRAPHY AND PUBLISHING INFORMATION; Explanatory Notes; Song Listing; Primary Sondheim Recordings; Music Acknowledgments; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Sondheim on Music presents transcripts of interviews with the most important Broadway composer and lyricist of our time, focusing on his compositional processes. This new edition features an additional chapter on his show Bounce, and a chapter that covers his entire career, including several shows that were not discussed in the first edition. In addition to Sondheim's list of ""Songs I Wish I'd Written,"" there is also a greatly expanded Songlist