Listening to Classic American Popular Songs
By: and and
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- Synopsis
- In the twenties, thirties, & forties, now-legendary American songwriters & lyricists, including George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, & many others, created a repertoire of popular songs, songs that have captured the hearts of generations of music lovers. In this book Allen Forte shares his love of American popular song. Readers can follow the music while listening to the accompanying compact disc, which was especially recorded for this volume by baritone Richard Lalli & pianist-arranger Gary Chapman, with Allen Forte, pianist-arranger for "Embraceable You" & "Come Rain or Come Shine. " Includes 52 musical examples.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 219 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780300083385
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 08/22/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Yale University
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Entertainment, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Music
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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