A Cole Porter Companion (Music in American Life) - Hardcover

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9780252040092: A Cole Porter Companion (Music in American Life)
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ISBN 10: 0252040090 ISBN 13: 9780252040092
Verlag: University of Illinois Press, 2016

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Balancing sophisticated melodies and irresistible rhythms with lyrics by turns cynical and passionate, Cole Porter sent American song soaring on gossamer wings. Timeless works like "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "At Long Last Love" made him an essential figure in the soundtrack of a century and earned him adoration from generations of music lovers.

In A Cole Porter Companion, a parade of performers and scholars offers essays on little-known aspects of the master tunesmith's life and art. Here are Porter's days as a Yale wunderkind and his nights as the exemplar of louche living; the triumph of Kiss Me Kate and shocking failure of You Never Know; and his spinning rhythmic genius and a turkey dinner into "You're the Top" while cultural and economic forces take "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" in unforeseen directions. Other entries explore notes on ongoing Porter scholarship and delve into his formative works, performing career, and long-overlooked contributions to media as varied as film and ballet.

Prepared with the cooperation of the Porter archives, A Cole Porter Companion is an invaluable guide for the fans and scholars of this beloved American genius.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Don M. Randel is the author of The Harvard Dictionary of Music and Musicians and former president of the University of Chicago. Matthew Shaftel is the Dean of Westminster College of the Arts at Rider University and coauthor of Aural Skills in Context: A Comprehensive Approach to Sight Singing, Ear Training, Keyboard Harmony, and Improvisation . Susan Forscher Weiss is Professor of Musicology and German & Romance Languages and Literature at The Johns Hopkins University.

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Verlag
University of Illinois Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0252040090
ISBN 13 
9780252040092
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
384
Herausgeber
Randel Don M., Shaftel Matthew, Forscher Weiss Susan
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Mare Nostrum Group B.V.
gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk

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