Closer than ever: the unique six-decade songwriting partnership of Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire

How do musical theatre songs actually get written? What enables some composer & lyricist partnerships to last for decades? Composer David Shire & lyricist Richard Maltby, Jr., two of the most gifted songwriters of our time, are revered among musical theatre lovers for their ground-breaking o...

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1. Verfasser: Rosenblum, Joshua 1963- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Zusammenfassung:How do musical theatre songs actually get written? What enables some composer & lyricist partnerships to last for decades? Composer David Shire & lyricist Richard Maltby, Jr., two of the most gifted songwriters of our time, are revered among musical theatre lovers for their ground-breaking off-Broadway revues, as well as for the Broadway musicals 'Baby' and 'Big'. Rosenblum sets out to increase appreciation for Maltby & Shire's large & impressive body of work & establish their place in musical theatre history. This book chronicles their 66 year (and counting) partnership, giving full behind-the-scenes accounts of their musicals, interspersed with deep-dive analyses of standout individual numbers. Other well-known artistic figures who feature prominently in the Maltby/Shire story include Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Michael Stewart, Francis Ford Coppola, Craig Lucas, Mike Ockrent, and Susan Stroman
Beschreibung:Bibliografieauswahl Seite 302-304
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 312 Seiten) Notenbeispiele
ISBN:9780197758267
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197758236.001.0001

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