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The Resource Finishing the hat : collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes, Stephen Sondheim

Finishing the hat : collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes, Stephen Sondheim

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Summary
Stephen Sondheim has won seven Tonys, an Academy Award, seven Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and the Kennedy Center Honors. His lyrics have become synonymous with musical theater and popular culture, and here Sondheim has not only collected his lyrics for the first time, he is giving readers a rare personal look into his life as well as his remarkable productions. Along with the lyrics for all of his musicals from 1954 to 1981--including West Side Story, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd--Sondheim treats us to never-before-published songs cut or discarded from each show. He discusses his relationship with his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, and his collaborations with extraordinary talents from Leonard Bernstein to Angela Lansbury. The anecdotes--filled with pointed observations and intimate details--transport us back to a time when theater was a major pillar of American culture. Best of all, Sondheim offers unparalleled insights into songwriting.--From publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition
Extent
xxvii, 445 pages
Contents
  • Rhyme and its reasons
  • Saturday night
  • West side story
  • Gypsy
  • A funny thing happened on the way to the forum
  • Anyone can whistle
  • Do I hear a waltz?
  • Company
  • Follies
  • A little night music
  • The frogs
  • Pacific overtures
  • Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street
  • Merrily we roll along
Isbn
9780679439073
Instance
Label
Finishing the hat : collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes
Title
Finishing the hat
Title remainder
collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes
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Stephen Sondheim
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Stephen Sondheim has won seven Tonys, an Academy Award, seven Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and the Kennedy Center Honors. His lyrics have become synonymous with musical theater and popular culture, and here Sondheim has not only collected his lyrics for the first time, he is giving readers a rare personal look into his life as well as his remarkable productions. Along with the lyrics for all of his musicals from 1954 to 1981--including West Side Story, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd--Sondheim treats us to never-before-published songs cut or discarded from each show. He discusses his relationship with his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, and his collaborations with extraordinary talents from Leonard Bernstein to Angela Lansbury. The anecdotes--filled with pointed observations and intimate details--transport us back to a time when theater was a major pillar of American culture. Best of all, Sondheim offers unparalleled insights into songwriting.--From publisher description
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Biography type
contains biographical information
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DLC
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Sondheim, Stephen
Dewey number
782.1/40268
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
ML54.6.S69
LC item number
S66 2010
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Sondheim, Stephen
  • Musicals
  • Composers
  • Musicals
  • Songs
Label
Finishing the hat : collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes, Stephen Sondheim
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Rhyme and its reasons -- Saturday night -- West side story -- Gypsy -- A funny thing happened on the way to the forum -- Anyone can whistle -- Do I hear a waltz? -- Company -- Follies -- A little night music -- The frogs -- Pacific overtures -- Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street -- Merrily we roll along
Control code
1260089
Dimensions
29 cm.
Edition
First edition
Extent
xxvii, 445 pages
Isbn
9780679439073
Lccn
2010011056
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1260089
  • (OCoLC)505417138
Label
Finishing the hat : collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes, Stephen Sondheim
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Rhyme and its reasons -- Saturday night -- West side story -- Gypsy -- A funny thing happened on the way to the forum -- Anyone can whistle -- Do I hear a waltz? -- Company -- Follies -- A little night music -- The frogs -- Pacific overtures -- Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street -- Merrily we roll along
Control code
1260089
Dimensions
29 cm.
Edition
First edition
Extent
xxvii, 445 pages
Isbn
9780679439073
Lccn
2010011056
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1260089
  • (OCoLC)505417138

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