About the book
From the favorites 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.
Editions of Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317428329
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317428336
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From the favorites 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.
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What is Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre about?
From the favorites 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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre?
The Arts > Music > Music: styles and genres > Music of film and stage
Where can I read a sample of Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317428329
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre?
Nathan Hurwitz
Who is the Publisher of the book Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317428329) and pdf(ISBN 9781317428336)