Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre
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Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre
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From the favourites of Tin Pan Alley to today’s international blockbusters, the stylistic range required of a musical theatre performer is expansive.
Musical theatre roles require the ability to adapt to a panoply of characters and vocal styles. By breaking down these styles and exploring the output of the great composers, Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre offers singers and performers an essential guide to the modern musical. Composers from Gilbert and Sullivan and Irving Berlin to Alain Boublil and Andrew Lloyd Webber are examined through a brief biography, a stylistic overview, and a comprehensive song list with notes on suitable voice types and further reading.
This volume runs the gamut of modern musical theatre, from English light opera through the American Golden Age, up to the "mega musicals" of the late Twentieth Century, giving today’s students and performers an indispensable survey of their craft.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781138914414
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 05 September 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 498g
Pages: 326
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About the Author
Nathan Hurwitz is a tenured associate professor of music theatre at Rider University, USA. He is the author of A History of American Musical Theatre: No Business Like It (2014).
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