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The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin

Author : Robert Kimball
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781557836816
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin written by Robert Kimball and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). Gathered together in one volume for the first time, here are all of the incomparable song lyrics of Irving Berlin the lyrics of more than 1,200 songs, 400 of which have never before appeared in print along with anecdotal, historical, and musicological commentary and dozens of photographs. Berlin came from a poor immigrant family and began his career as a singing waiter, but by the time he was nineteen he was publishing his songs and quickly found fame with "Alexander's Ragtime Band" in 1911. In the extraordinary six decades that followed, Berlin wrote one popular hit after another: Blue Skies * Always * Cheek to Cheek * White Christmas * God Bless America * There's No Business Like Show Business * and many more. He also wrote a number of the classics of musical theater's Golden Age, climaxing with Annie Get Your Gun . He penned three Astaire and Rogers films Top Hat, Carefree , and Follow the Fleet as well as the scores of Holiday Inn, Easter Parade , and other films. The breadth of his accomplishment is staggering.

Irving Berlin's God Bless America & Other Songs for a Better Nation

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Publisher : E-Z Play Today
ISBN 13 : 9780634040054
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Irving Berlin's God Bless America & Other Songs for a Better Nation written by and published by E-Z Play Today. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (E-Z Play Today). 30 moving favorites in our world-famous E-Z Play notation: Abraham, Martin and John * Amazing Grace * America, the Beautiful * Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep * Eternal Father, Strong to Save * From a Distance * Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor * God Bless America * I Believe * If I Had a Hammer * My Country, 'Tis of Thee (America) * Precious Lord, Take My Hand * The Star Spangled Banner * Stars and Stripes Forever * This Is My Country * This Land Is Your Land * United We Stand * You'll Never Walk Alone * and more.

Irving Berlin

Author : Nancy Churnin
Publisher : Creston Books
ISBN 13 : 1954354223
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (543 download)

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Download or read book Irving Berlin written by Nancy Churnin and published by Creston Books. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irving Berlin came to the United States as a refugee from Tsarist Russia, escaping a pogrom that destroyed his village. Growing up on the streets of the lower East Side, the rhythms of jazz and blues inspired his own song-writing career. Starting with his first big hit, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Berlin created the soundtrack for American life with his catchy tunes and irresistible lyrics. With "God Bless America," he sang his thanks to the country which had given him a home and a chance to express his creative vision.

God Bless America

Author : Sheryl Kaskowitz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199339554
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book God Bless America written by Sheryl Kaskowitz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "God Bless America" is a song most Americans know well. It is taught in American schools and regularly performed at sporting events. After the attacks on September 11th, it was sung on the steps of the Capitol, at spontaneous memorial sites, and during the seventh inning stretch at baseball games, becoming even more deeply embedded in America's collective consciousness. In God Bless America, Sheryl Kaskowitz tells the fascinating story behind America's other national anthem. It begins with the song's composition by Irving Berlin in 1918 and first performance by Kate Smith in 1938, revealing an early struggle for control between composer and performer as well as the hidden economics behind the song's royalties. Kaskowitz shows how the early popularity of "God Bless America" reflected the anxiety of the pre-war period and sparked a surprising anti-Semitic and xenophobic backlash. She follows the song's rightward ideological trajectory from early associations with religious and ethnic tolerance to increasing uses as an anthem for the Christian Right, and considers the song's popularity directly after the September 11th attacks. The book concludes with a portrait of the song's post-9/11 function within professional baseball, illuminating the power of the song - and of communal singing itself - as a vehicle for both commemoration and coercion. A companion website offers streaming audio of recordings referenced in the book, links to videos of relevant performances, appendices of information, and an opportunity for readers to participate in the author's survey. Based on extensive archival research and fieldwork, God Bless America sheds new light on cultural tensions within the U.S., past and present, and offers a historical chronicle that is full of surprises and that will both edify and delight readers from all walks of life.

God Bless America

Author : Stephanie Lundquist-Arora
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781502648679
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book God Bless America written by Stephanie Lundquist-Arora and published by Cavendish Square Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After sitting in a drawer unused and unnamed for twenty years, Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" became the unofficial national anthem of the United States. From World War II battlefronts to professional baseball stadiums, and even the steps of the United States Capitol after the 9/11 attacks, "God Bless America" invokes a feeling of peace and unity in the hearts of many Americans. This captivating book takes its readers on a journey through time on the back of an immigrant's song that has comforted a nation during some of its most challenging times. Complete with easy-to-read sheet music kids can use to play the song, modern uses of the song, and information about the song's journey to fame, this book is sure to engage young readers.

God Bless America Sheet Music

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Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1495040410
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book God Bless America Sheet Music written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano Vocal). An arrangement of Irving Berlin's beloved favorite for piano and voice with guitar chord frames.

God Bless America

Author : Irving Berlin
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780060097882
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (978 download)

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Download or read book God Bless America written by Irving Berlin and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first illustrated picture book of Irving Berlin's classic song celebrates America and invites young readers -- and singers -- to experience all of her colorful glory, from the mountains to the prairies. Lyrics by America's most celebrated songwriter, together with Lynn Munsinger's heartwarming illustrations, are sure to comfort and inspire young patriots across the nation.

God Bless America

Author : Adah Nuchi
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1368022529
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book God Bless America written by Adah Nuchi and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring portrait of an immigrant and the gift he gave his new home. Persecuted as Jews, Izzy Baline and his family emigrated from Russia to New York, where he fell in love with his new country. He heard music everywhere and was full to bursting with his own. Izzy's thump-two-three, ting-a-ling, whee tunes soon brought him acclaim as the sought-after songwriter Irving Berlin. He ignited the imaginations of fellow countrymen and women with his Broadway and Hollywood numbers, crafting tunes that have become classics we still sing today. But when darker times came and the nation went to war, it was time for Irving to compose a new kind of song: A boom-rah-rah song. A big brass belter. A loud heart-melter. A song for America. And so "God Bless America" was born, the heart swelling standard that Americans have returned to again and again after its 1918 composition. This is the tale of how a former refugee gave America one of its most celebrated patriotic songs. With stirring, rhythmic text by Adah Nuchi and delightful, energetic art by Rob Polivka, readers will be ready to hum along to this exuberant picturebook.

Irving Berlin

Author : James Kaplan
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300183216
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Irving Berlin written by James Kaplan and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a fast†‘moving, musically astute portrait of arguably the greatest composer of American popular music Irving Berlin (1888–1989) has been called—by George Gershwin, among others—the greatest songwriter of the golden age of the American popular song. “Berlin has no place in American music,” legendary composer Jerome Kern wrote; “he is American music.” In a career that spanned an astonishing nine decades, Berlin wrote some fifteen hundred tunes, including “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “God Bless America,” and “White Christmas.” From ragtime to the rock era, Berlin’s work has endured in the very fiber of American national identity. Exploring the interplay of Berlin’s life with the life of New York City, noted biographer James Kaplan offers a visceral narrative of Berlin as self†‘made man and witty, wily, tough Jewish immigrant. This fast†‘paced, musically opinionated biography uncovers Berlin’s unique brilliance as a composer of music and lyrics. Masterfully written and psychologically penetrating, Kaplan’s book underscores Berlin’s continued relevance in American popular culture. About Jewish Lives: Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present. In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award. More praise for Jewish Lives: “Excellent.” – New York times “Exemplary.” – Wall St. Journal “Distinguished.” – New Yorker “Superb.” – The Guardian

God Bless America

Author : Sheryl Kaskowitz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019991978X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book God Bless America written by Sheryl Kaskowitz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "God Bless America" is a song most Americans know well. It is taught in American schools and regularly performed at sporting events. After the attacks on September 11th, it was sung on the steps of the Capitol, at spontaneous memorial sites, and during the seventh inning stretch at baseball games, becoming even more deeply embedded in America's collective consciousness. In God Bless America, Sheryl Kaskowitz tells the fascinating story behind America's other national anthem. It begins with the song's composition by Irving Berlin in 1918 and first performance by Kate Smith in 1938, revealing an early struggle for control between composer and performer as well as the hidden economics behind the song's royalties. Kaskowitz shows how the early popularity of "God Bless America" reflected the anxiety of the pre-war period and sparked a surprising anti-Semitic and xenophobic backlash. She follows the song's rightward ideological trajectory from early associations with religious and ethnic tolerance to increasing uses as an anthem for the Christian Right, and considers the song's popularity directly after the September 11th attacks. The book concludes with a portrait of the song's post-9/11 function within professional baseball, illuminating the power of the song - and of communal singing itself - as a vehicle for both commemoration and coercion. A companion website offers streaming audio of recordings referenced in the book, links to videos of relevant performances, appendices of information, and an opportunity for readers to participate in the author's survey. Based on extensive archival research and fieldwork, God Bless America sheds new light on cultural tensions within the U.S., past and present, and offers a historical chronicle that is full of surprises and that will both edify and delight readers from all walks of life.

Songs of America

Author : Jon Meacham
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0593132963
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Songs of America written by Jon Meacham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGraw “Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw form an irresistible duo—connecting us to music as an unsung force in our nation's history.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin Through all the years of strife and triumph, America has been shaped not just by our elected leaders and our formal politics but also by our music—by the lyrics, performers, and instrumentals that have helped to carry us through the dark days and to celebrate the bright ones. From “The Star-Spangled Banner” to “Born in the U.S.A.,” Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw take readers on a moving and insightful journey through eras in American history and the songs and performers that inspired us. Meacham chronicles our history, exploring the stories behind the songs, and Tim McGraw reflects on them as an artist and performer. Their perspectives combine to create a unique view of the role music has played in uniting and shaping a nation. Beginning with the battle hymns of the revolution, and taking us through songs from the defining events of the Civil War, the fight for women’s suffrage, the two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and into the twenty-first century, Meacham and McGraw explore the songs that defined generations, and the cultural and political climates that produced them. Readers will discover the power of music in the lives of figures such as Harriet Tubman, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and will learn more about some of our most beloved musicians and performers, including Marian Anderson, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carole King, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Songs of America explores both famous songs and lesser-known ones, expanding our understanding of the scope of American music and lending deeper meaning to the historical context of such songs as “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” “God Bless America,” “Over There,” “We Shall Overcome,” and “Blowin’ in the Wind.” As Quincy Jones says, Meacham and McGraw have “convened a concert in Songs of America,” one that reminds us of who we are, where we’ve been, and what we, at our best, can be.

As Thousands Cheer

Author : Laurence Bergreen
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0786752521
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book As Thousands Cheer written by Laurence Bergreen and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1996-03-22 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irving Berlin (1888–1989) was unable to read or write music and could only play the piano in the key of F-sharp major; yet, for the first half of the twentieth century he was America's most successful and most representative songwriter, composing such hits as "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Cheek to Cheek," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "White Christmas," "Anything You Can Do," "There's No Business Like Show Business," and "God Bless America." As Thousands Cheer, winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, explores with precision and sensitivity Berlin's long, prolific career; his self-doubt and late-blooming misanthropy; and the tyrannical control he exerted over his legacy of song. From his immigrant beginnings through Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood to his reclusive and bitter final years, this definitive biography reveals the man who wrote 1500 songs but could never quash the fear that, for all his success, he wasn't quite good enough.

Songs Sung Red, White, and Blue

Author : Ace Collins
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061977160
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Songs Sung Red, White, and Blue written by Ace Collins and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-01-09 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout our nation's history, patriotic songs have lifted our spirits during hard times and brought us closer to our heritage and to each other. Behind these "songs sung red, white, and blue" are unforgettable stories that will enrich your appreciation of their unique power. It's hard to imagine a single American who hasn't been touched deeply at one time or another by the songs in these pages. From the soaring chorus of "God Bless America" to the quiet poetry of "America the Beautiful," historian Ace Collins takes you inside the creation of thirty-two classic songs spanning two centuries. Military anthems like "The Marine's Hymn" and "Anchors Aweigh" share pages with other songs of war, such as the War of 1812's "The Star-Spangled Banner" and the Civil War's "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Popular tunes dating back to the earliest days of our nation, such as "Yankee Doodle," are included alongside contemporary hits like "God Bless the U.S.A." Other favorites like "This Land Is Your Land" and "This Is My Country" reflect on our nation in times of peace. You'll meet a surprising and diverse cast of behind-the-scenes characters, which includes both everyday Americans -- teachers, preachers, and soldiers -- as well as celebrated songwriters like Irving Berlin and George M. Cohan. Here are songs that are as close to our hearts as any ever written -- songs that form a rousing soundtrack to America's story.

God Bless America Sheet Music

Author : Irving Berlin
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1495036340
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book God Bless America Sheet Music written by Irving Berlin and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1990-09-01 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano Solo Sheets). An intermediate-level piano solo arrangement of Irving Berlin's classic.

A Fine Romance

Author : David Lehman
Publisher : Schocken
ISBN 13 : 0805242716
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book A Fine Romance written by David Lehman and published by Schocken. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Fine Romance, David Lehman looks at the formation of the American songbook—the timeless numbers that became jazz standards, iconic love songs, and sound tracks to famous movies—and explores the extraordinary fact that this songbook was written almost exclusively by Jews. An acclaimed poet, editor, and cultural critic, David Lehman hears America singing—with a Yiddish accent. He guides us through America in the golden age of song, when “Embraceable You,” “White Christmas,” “Easter Parade,” “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,” “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” “My Romance,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “Stormy Weather,” and countless others became nothing less than the American sound track. The stories behind these songs, the shows from which many of them came, and the shows from which many of them came, and the composers and lyricists who wrote them give voice to a specifically American saga of love, longing, assimilation, and transformation. Lehman’s analytical skills, wit, and exuberance infuse this book with an energy and a tone like no other: at once sharply observant, personally searching, and attuned to the songs that all of us love. He helps us understand how natural it should be that Wizard of Oz composer Harold Arlen was the son of a cantor who incorporated “Over the Rainbow” into his Sabbath liturgy, and why Cole Porter—the rare non-Jew in this pantheon of musicians who wrote these classic songs shaped America even as America was shaping them. (Part of the Jewish Encounter series)

Irving Berlin

Author : Mary Ellin Barrett
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781439170960
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Irving Berlin written by Mary Ellin Barrett and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by his eldest daughter, this touching memoir shares the life of the man behind some of the nation’s favorite songs, including “God Bless America,” “White Christmas,” and “There’s No Business Life Show Business.” Irving Berlin: A Daughter’s Memoir is an affectionate, intimate, and frank memoir of America’s most famous and enduring songwriter of the century including exclusive photos. “A dramatic and wonderfully touching book. It is the first biography that really gives you a sense of who the mysterious Irving Berlin really was. — Michael Feinstein

Irving Berlin: America's Underdog Songwriter

Author : Paul M. Kaplan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 145562540X
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Irving Berlin: America's Underdog Songwriter written by Paul M. Kaplan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-24 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irving Berlin and his family fled anti-Jewish Russia before he went on to become one of America's most popular commercial composers. As a self-taught pianist, Berlin is responsible for many hit songs such as "God Bless America," "White Christmas," as well as the musical Annie Get Your Gun. Author Paul Kaplan traces the path of the man behind the songs through this rags-to-riches story and Berlin's place in the music business in the early twentieth century, including the tragedies that befell him on this journey.