The poets of Tin Pan Alley : a history of America's great lyricists / Philip Furia.
| Author/creator | Furia, Philip, 1943- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 1990. |
| Description | ix, 322 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Blah, blah, blah, blah love: Alley standards -- After the ball: early Alley -- Ragged meter man: Irving Berlin -- Ragged and funny: lyricists of the 1920s -- Funny valentine: Lorenz Hart -- 'S wonderful: Ira Gershwin -- The Tinpantithesis of poetry: Cole Porter -- Conventional dithers: Oscar Hammerstein -- Paper moons: Howard Dietz and Yip Harburg -- Fine romances: Dorothy Fields and Leo Robin -- Hip, hooray, and ballyhoo: Hollywood lyricists -- Swingy Harlem tunes: jazz lyricists -- Midnight sun: Johnny Mercer. |
| Abstract | From the turn of the century to the 1960s, the songwriters of Tin Pan Alley dominated American music. Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart--even today these giants remain household names, their musicals regularly revived, their methods and styles analyzed and imitated, and their songs the bedrock of jazz and cabaret. This book shows how their poetic lyrics were as important as their brilliant music to shaping a golden age of American popular songs. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-290) and index. |
| LCCN | 90035937 |
| ISBN | 0195064089 (alk. paper) : |
| ISBN | 9780195064087 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | PS309.L8 F8 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |