1st Edition
Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre A Style Guide for Singers
By Nathan Hurwitz
Copyright 2017
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. English Language Light Opera 2. 1910s Contemporary American Songs 3. The Great Songwriters of Tin Pan Alley 4. The Great Wits and Sophisticates 5. The Great Jazz Composers 6. Writers of the Integrated Musical 7. The Composers of the Golden Age of the American Musical 8. Stephen Sondheim - Sui Generis 9. New Sounds 10. The Mego-Musical 11. Musicals of the 1990s and 2000s 12. Popular Styles - The Jukebox Musicals
Biography
Nathan Hurwitz is a tenured associate professor of music theatre at Rider University, USA. He is the author of A History of American Musical Theatre: No Business Like It (2014).
