Richard Rodgers by Geoffrey Block
Richard Rodgers was a prolific composer whose career spanned six decades and who wrote more than 1000 songs and 40 shows for the American stage. This title examines his entire career, providing rich details about the creation, staging, and critical reception of some of his most popular musicals.
"Geoffrey Block's book is perceptive, stimulating, sometimes provocative, and always interestingBy setting out to examine Rodgers's work rather than his somewhat dismal life, the author not only concentrates upon what is important about Rodgers but offers example after example of the composer's methods, enabling even the most musically unsophisticated reader to appreciate the subtleties of his work." Frederick Nolan, author of Lorenz Hart: A Poet on Broadway
Geoffrey Block is editor of the Richard Rodgers Reader and author of Enchanted Evenings: The Broadway Musical from "Show Boat" to Sondheim. Professor of music at the University of Puget Sound, he is also coeditor of Charles Ives and the Classical Tradition, published by Yale University Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300097474 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300097476 |
| Title | Richard Rodgers |
| Author | Geoffrey Block |
| Series | Yale Broadway Masters |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2003-12-11 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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