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American song : the complete musical theatre companion

by Bloom, Ken, 1949-

Format: Print Book 1996
Availability: Available at 1 Library 4 of 4 copies

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CLP - Main Library Second Floor Music - Room Reference rq ML128.M78 B6 1996 vol. 1
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Collection  Second Floor Music - Room Reference
 
Call Number  rq ML128.M78 B6 1996 vol. 1
 
 
CLP - Main Library Second Floor Music - Room Reference rq ML128.M78 B6 1996 vol. 2
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Collection  Second Floor Music - Room Reference
 
Call Number  rq ML128.M78 B6 1996 vol. 2
 
 
CLP - Main Library Second Floor Music - Room Reference rq ML128.M78 B6 1996 vol. 3
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Collection  Second Floor Music - Room Reference
 
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CLP - Main Library Second Floor Music - Room Reference rq ML128.M78 B6 1996 vol. 4
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Summary
Covering every major production containing music, this revised guide to the American musical theatre includes details of over 1000 additional shows. In all, the details on 4300 productions, from vaudeville, operetta, nightclub revues, and the Follies to the emergence of the modern musical theatre are featured. The two volumes focus on a wide array of shows: from Broadway musicals to regional productions; from television musicals to ice shows; from nightclub scores to foreign shows by many writers.
Contents
v. 1. A-S
v. 2. T-Z and indexes
v. 3. Songwriters
v. 4. Indexes.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "A decade after the first edition, Bloom has revised American Song. Besides bringing the entries forward to include musicals through 1995, he has added musicals from 1877 on. Now 4,863 shows are included. Numbered entries are arranged alphabetically by show name. Each gives, when available, opening date, theater, length of run, musical genre, composer, librettist, lyricist, producer, director, songs in the show, and original cast. Notes explain title changes, songs dropped, source problems, etc. There is no description of the plot. Musicals included are pulled from vaudeville, revues, off Broadway, Broadway, regional theater, and now television musicals (e.g., Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella and The Grinch). The three indexes are keyed to entry number. The personal-name index indicates the person's position in the production. Bob Fosse, for example, has entries as director, choreographer, and librettist. In the song-title index, different songs sharing the same title, such as "Say a Prayer for Me Tonight," are given together. Unfortunately, Bloom still files punctuation oddly. For example, titles starting with "Don't" appear before "Dona." The last index is actually a chronology of the shows through October 25, 1995. As with any work this size, there are errors, but Bloom has corrected errors from previous editions (e.g., "I've Gotta Crow" from Peter Pan). For tracking show tunes, this large and rich source has an advantage over other books, for it includes non-Broadway shows. For identifying cast members, it is limited, as it lists only original cast members. For identifying the backstage names (composer, director, etc.), it works well. Large public libraries, academic libraries, and music libraries will want to give this new edition strong consideration."
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Additional Information
Subjects Musicals -- United States -- Bibliography.
Popular music -- United States -- Bibliography.
Songs, English -- United States -- Indexes.
Publisher New York : London :Schirmer Books ;1996
Prentice Hall International,
Edition 2nd ed., 1877-1995.
Language English
Notes Vol. 3-4 have subtitle: The complete companion to Tin Pan Alley song.
Description 4 volumes ; 29 cm
ISBN 0028704843 (set)
0028645731 (v. 1)
0028645723 (v. 2)
0028654781 (set)
0028654765 (v. 3)
0028654773 (v. 4)
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