The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great Lyricists

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AuthorFuria, Philip
PublisherOxford University Press
Bindinghardcover
PublishedOctober 11, 1990
LanguageEnglish
Pages336
ISBN-100195064089
ISBN-139780195064087
Weight1.35 lb
Dimensions
H × W × L
1.4 in × 5.7 in × 8.2 in

The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great Lyricists

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From The Turn Of The Century To The 1960s, The Songwriters Of Tin Pan Alley Dominated American Music. Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George And Ira Gershwin, Rodgers And Hart -even Today These Giants Remain Household Names, Their Musicals Regularly Revived, Their Methods And Styles Analyzed And Imitated, And Their Songs The Bedrock Of Jazz And Cabaret. Furia Shows How Their Poetic Lyrics Were As Important As Their Brilliant Music To Shaping A Golden Age Of American Popular Songs. -derived From...

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From The Turn Of The Century To The 1960s, The Songwriters Of Tin Pan Alley Dominated American Music. Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George And Ira Gershwin, Rodgers And Hart -even Today These Giants Remain Household Names, Their Musicals Regularly Revived, Their Methods And Styles Analyzed And Imitated, And Their Songs The Bedrock Of Jazz And Cabaret. Furia Shows How Their Poetic Lyrics Were As Important As Their Brilliant Music To Shaping A Golden Age Of American Popular Songs. -derived From Book Jacket. Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah Love: Alley Standards -- After The Ball: Early Alley -- Ragged Meter Man: Irving Berlin -- Ragged And Funny: Lyricists Of The 1920s -- Funny Valentine: Lorenz Hart -- 's Wonderful: Ira Gershwin -- The Tinpantithesis Of Poetry: Cole Porter -- Conventional Dithers: Oscar Hammerstein -- Paper Moons: Howard Dietz And Yip Harburg -- Fine Romances: Dorothy Fields And Leo Robin -- Hip, Hooray, And Ballyhoo: Hollywood Lyricists -- Swingy Harlem Tunes: Jazz Lyricists -- Midnight Sun: Johnny Mercer. Philip Furia. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 283-290) And Index.


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