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Strike Up the Band

Author : Scott Miller
Publisher : Heinemann Drama
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Strike Up the Band written by Scott Miller and published by Heinemann Drama. This book was released on 2007 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Strike Up the Band focuses not only on what happened on stage but also on how it happened and why it matters to us today. It's a different kind of history that explores the famous and, especially, the not-so famous productions to discover the lineage that paved the way to contemporary musicals. Digging into 150 shows, Miller offers a forward-looking perspective on treasures from each era--such as Anything Goes, West Side Story, Hair, and Rent--while also looking at fascinating, genre-busting, and often short-lived productions, including Bat Boy, Rocky Horror Show, Promenade, and The Capeman, to see how even obscure or commercially unsuccessful musicals defined and advanced the form. Moving decade by decade, Miller offers insight and inside information about the artistic approaches various composers, lyricists, bookwriters, and directors have taken, how those approaches have changed over time, and what social and historical forces continue to shape musical theatre today. He provides a strong sense of what groups have historically controlled the industry and how other groups' hard work and vision continue to change the musical theatre landscape for the better. In fact, Strike Up the Band opens a new and vitally important discussion of the roles played in the musical's history by people of color, by gays and lesbians, by people with disabilities, and by women. It frames musical theatre as an important, irreplaceable piece of American history and demonstrates how it reflects the social and political conditions of its time--and how it changes them." -- Publisher's description.

The Gershwins and Me

Author : Michael Feinstein
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451645309
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Gershwins and Me written by Michael Feinstein and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Feinstein was just 20 years old when he got the chance of a lifetime: a job with his hero, Ira Gershwin. During their six-year partnership, Feinstein blossomed under Gershwin's mentorship and Gershwin was reinvigorated by the younger man's zeal. Now, in The Gershwins and Me, Michael Feinstein shares unforgettable stories and reminiscences from the music that defined American popular song, along with rare Gershwin memorabilia he's collected through the years. Includes an accompanying CD packed with Feinstein's original recordings of 12 Gershwins' songs.

America, the Band

Author : Jude Warne
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538120968
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book America, the Band written by Jude Warne and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As if recovering from a raucous dream of the 1960s, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek arrived on 1970s American radio with a sound that echoed disenchanted hearts of young people everywhere. The three American boys had named their band after a country they’d watched and dreamt of from their London childhood Air Force base homes. What was this country? This new band? Classic and timeless, America embodied the dreams of a nation desperate to emerge from the desert and finally give their horse a name. Celebrating the band’s fiftieth anniversary, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell share stories of growing up, growing together, and growing older. Journalist Jude Warne weaves original interviews with Beckley, Bunnell, and many others into a dynamic cultural history of America, the band, and America, the nation. Reliving hits like “Ventura Highway,” “Tin Man,” and of course, “A Horse with No Name” from their 19 studio albums and incomparable live recordings, this book offers readers a new appreciation of what makes some music unforgettable and timeless. As America’s music stays in rhythm with the heartbeats of its millions of fans, new fans feel the draw of a familiar emotion. They’ve felt it before in their hearts and thanks to America, they can now hear it, share it, and sing along.

I Remember it Well

Author : Vincente Minnelli
Publisher : Samuel French , Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Remember it Well written by Vincente Minnelli and published by Samuel French , Incorporated. This book was released on 1990 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vincent Minelli's life: childhood, work on Broadway, and association with MGM.

A Gershwin Fantasy for Alto Saxophone & Piano

Author : George Gershwin
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 1457436205
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book A Gershwin Fantasy for Alto Saxophone & Piano written by George Gershwin and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2010-03-26 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This showstopper for alto sax and piano features the best of Gershwin and is ideal for pop concerts and recitals. Titles: * Strike Up the Band! * Summertime * Oh, Lady Be Good! * Fascinating Rhythm * It Ain't Necessarily So * Rhapsody in Blue * I Got Rhythm

Strike Up the Band

Author : El McMeen
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1513455168
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (134 download)

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Download or read book Strike Up the Band written by El McMeen and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El McMeen has authored many guitar books for Mel Bay Publications, but this book holds a special place in his heart. This cutting-edge collection includes melodic, challenging, and exuberant band marches carefully arranged for fingerstyle guitar. The book contains arrangements of seven marches (including six by John Philip Sousa), many of which are in various open tunings. These pieces are challenging and geared for intermediate-advanced and advanced guitarists. There are so many great melodies in this collection–guitarists can camp on sections of pieces that they enjoy or tackle the pieces in their entirety. The book also contains a discussion by El McMeen on his selection and arrangement process. Includes access to online audio.

I'm Not in the Band

Author : Amber Garza
Publisher : Entangled: Crush
ISBN 13 : 1640631135
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book I'm Not in the Band written by Amber Garza and published by Entangled: Crush. This book was released on 2017-06-12 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I like Kassidy Milton. There, I said it. She’s funny, beautiful—even though she doesn’t know it—and my favorite kind of weird. But I can’t tell if she’s into me or just trying to get close to me for a chance with my famous twin brother instead. I mean, it has to be me. I am the better-looking one. But Kassidy has some demons, and she’s not good at letting people in. That happens when you’ve been hurt by someone close to you. I can relate. Trust is a funny thing; it’s hard to gain but easy to lose. I might just learn that the hard way. Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book includes a snarky heroine, a swoon-worthy hero, crazy best friends, your favorite music, and lots of feels.

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Musicals

Author : Scott Miller
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 1555537618
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Musicals written by Scott Miller and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2011 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An endlessly entertaining and informative look at how musicals have both reflected and adapted to America's changing mores

Let 'em Eat Cake

Author : Susan Jedren
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307557367
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Let 'em Eat Cake written by Susan Jedren and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-02-10 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the heat in Brooklyn climbs to a hundred, there's only one thing worse than being a delivery man for HomeMade Cakes. It's being a delivery woman for Homemade. Because Anna, the feisty heroine of this earthy and irreverent novel, has to put up with things that her male co-workers can't imagine, from a boss who despises women to storekeepers who feel her up when they aren't trying to rip her off for the price of a carton of Chocos. As realized by Susan Jerden, Anna is a true representative of blue-collar, no-glitz New York, a valiant single mother, whose attempts to keep her head above water—and her dignity intact—are both hilarious and uplifting. Let 'Em Eat Cake is a novel for anyone who has ever worked at a demeaning job and dreamed of dancing on the merchandise, a book as real as a corner bodega and as refreshing as an open hydrant in the middle of a scolding summer.

Girl Crazy

Author : Guy Bolton
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780871295736
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book Girl Crazy written by Guy Bolton and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1930 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alvin Theatre, Alvin Theatre Corp., owners, Alex. A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley, lessees. Alex. A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley present "Girl Crazy," the new musical comedy, book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan, music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, staged by Alexander Leftwich, dances and ensembles by George Hale, costumes by Kiviette, settings by Donald Oenslager. "Red" Nichols and his orchestra, Roger Edens at the piano. Orchestra under the direction of Earl Busby.

Rebels with Applause

Author : Scott Miller
Publisher : Heinemann Drama
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Rebels with Applause written by Scott Miller and published by Heinemann Drama. This book was released on 2001 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author pulls back the curtain on some of the greatest, most important American musicals, taking you on a tour of the milestones in the history of musical theatre. These are musicals that broke all the old rules and created new ones, and changed the way we looked at musical theatre forever: the savage political satire of The Cradle Will Rock in 1937; the surprisingly dark sexuality of Pal Joey in 1940; the profound innovations of Oklahoma! in 1943; the absurdist social satire of Anyone Can Whistle in 1964; the convention-shattering experiment that was Hair in 1967; the intimacy and emotional power of Jacques Brel in 1968; the provocative honesty of the gay-themed Ballad of Little Mikey in 1994; the abstract sophistication of the jazz/pop/R&B-flavored Songs for a New World in 1995; the emotional immensity of the "anti-spectacle" Floyd Collins in 1995; the overwhelming influence of the 1996 rock musical Rent. Offering insightful, provocative opinions on character, plot, musical and textual themes, lyrics, subtext, motivation, backstory, and historical context, the author reveals new details about what makes each one of these musicals great.

Bats in the Band

Author : Brian Lies
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0544482549
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (444 download)

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Download or read book Bats in the Band written by Brian Lies and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The look on our faces is easy to read: a little night music is just what we need! A late-spring night sky fills with bats flocking to a theater, already echoing and booming with delightful sounds of music. Bat music—plunky banjoes, bat-a-tat drums, improvised instruments, country ballads, and the sweet cries of a bat with the blues. Join this one-of-a-kind music festival as the bats celebrate the rhythm of the night, and the positive power of music. Brian Lies’s newest celebration of bats and their dazzling, dizzying world will lift everyone’s spirits with joyous noise and cheer!

Of Thee I Sing

Author : George Gershwin
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780573680373
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Of Thee I Sing written by George Gershwin and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1935 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

George Gershwin

Author : Howard Pollack
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520933141
Total Pages : 938 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book George Gershwin written by Howard Pollack and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-01-15 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. Howard Pollack draws from a wealth of sketches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, books, articles, recordings, films, and other materials—including a large cache of Gershwin scores discovered in a Warner Brothers warehouse in 1982—to create an expansive chronicle of Gershwin’s meteoric rise to fame. He also traces Gershwin’s powerful presence that, even today, extends from Broadway, jazz clubs, and film scores to symphony halls and opera houses. Pollack’s lively narrative describes Gershwin’s family, childhood, and education; his early career as a pianist; his friendships and romantic life; his relation to various musical trends; his writings on music; his working methods; and his tragic death at the age of 38. Unlike Kern, Berlin, and Porter, who mostly worked within the confines of Broadway and Hollywood, Gershwin actively sought to cross the boundaries between high and low, and wrote works that crossed over into a realm where art music, jazz, and Broadway met and merged. The author surveys Gershwin’s entire oeuvre, from his first surviving compositions to the melodies that his brother and principal collaborator, Ira Gershwin, lyricized after his death. Pollack concludes with an exploration of the performances and critical reception of Gershwin's music over the years, from his time to ours.

Party Music

Author : Rickey Vincent
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613744951
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Party Music written by Rickey Vincent and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting the black music tradition with the black activist tradition, Party Music brings both into greater focus than ever before and reveals just how strongly the black power movement was felt on the streets of black America. Interviews reveal the never-before-heard story of the Black Panthers' R&B band the Lumpen and how five rank-and-file members performed popular music for revolutionaries. Beyond the mainstream civil rights movement that is typically discussed are the stories of the Black Panthers, the Black Arts Movement, the antiwar activism, and other radical movements that were central to the impulse that transformed black popular music—and created soul music.

The Movies' Greatest Musicals, Produced in Hollywood USA by the Freed Unit

Author : Hugh Fordin
Publisher : Frederick Ungar
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Movies' Greatest Musicals, Produced in Hollywood USA by the Freed Unit written by Hugh Fordin and published by Frederick Ungar. This book was released on 1984 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain, Easter Parade, Gigi. These and many other classics of the American musical film were the products of Arthur Freed and his incredble MGM production unit, which ruled over Hollywood's golden age like a royal family. Freed brought together the top talent of the day - actors, writers, directors, choreographers, composers, and set designers - and gave them all the freedom to express themselves creatively and without concern for the usual constraints of monet, time, location, and equipment. The results are the films that will still have people singing and dancing for generations to come. Now, in anecdotes drawn from over 500 hours of taped interviews, studio documents, and with over 300 photographs, Hugh Fordin brings the Freed Unit together again for a nostalgic and fascinating look back at what happened - and what might have happened - in the movies' greatest musicals.

From Assassins to West Side Story

Author : Scott Miller
Publisher : Drama
ISBN 13 : 9780435086992
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (869 download)

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Download or read book From Assassins to West Side Story written by Scott Miller and published by Drama. This book was released on 1996 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this smart and practical guide, Scott Miller looks at twenty musicals from a director's point of view.