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Say It with a Beautiful Song: The Art and Craft of the Great American Songbook

Say It with a Beautiful Song: The Art and Craft of the Great American Songbook

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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael Lasser, Harmon GreenblattPublish date:2024-07-15Pages:210
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13:9781538192887ISBN-10:1538192888UPC:9781538192887Book Category:Music, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Instruction & Study, Theater, Genres & StylesBook Topic:Appreciation, Broadway & Musicals, MusicalsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SCKJC9W502

This book looks at the Great American Songbook's craft and its mastery. Lasser and Greenblatt uncover the essential elements and themes of these beloved songs and investigate the qualities that make the songbook a timeless staple of American culture. Using interesting anecdotes and song analysis, they reveal the genius behind the music.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13:9781538192887ISBN-10:1538192888UPC:9781538192887Book Category:Music, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Instruction & Study, Theater, Genres & StylesBook Topic:Appreciation, Broadway & Musicals, MusicalsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SCKJC9W502

Michael Lasser is the author of three previous books on the Great American Songbook. His nationally syndicated public radio show, Fascinatin' Rhythm on WXXI Radio, won a George Foster Peabody Award and was on the air for over forty years. He has appeared at hundreds of museums and performing arts centers from New York to Los Angeles.

Harmon Greenblatt has spent his entire career teaching and working in the arts. He has worked as a presenter, agent/manager, and educator and as CEO of two arts councils. Harmon is most proud of his time teaching arts management at three universities: Columbia College Chicago, the University of Hartford, and the University of New Orleans.


Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Michael Lasser, Harmon Greenblatt

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Michael Lasser, Harmon Greenblatt

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