A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs
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- Synopsis
- With a poet's eye for language and nuance, Lehman takes a personal journey into the past of American music, showing how the songs that we view as quintessentially American were almost all written by Jews, many of them immigrants. Recounting the stories behind numerous songs and shows, the author explains how Jewish songsmiths combined their native plaintiveness and wit with Black blues to create a distinctively American musical form. With analytical skill, wit, and exuberance, Lehman helps readers understand how natural it is that Wizard of Oz composer Harold Arlen was the son of a cantor who incorporated "Over the Rainbow" into his Sabbath liturgy Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2009
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780805242713
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780805242508
- Publisher:
- Schocken
- Date of Addition:
- 12/09/10
- Copyrighted By:
- David Lehman
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality, Education, Music
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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