Harold Arlen and his songs / Walter Frisch.
| Author/creator | Frisch, Walter, 1951- |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024. |
| Description | xi, 307 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introducing Harold Arlen -- Inside the Rainbow -- Arlen and Ted Koehler -- Arlen and Yip Harburg -- Arlen and Johnny Mercer -- Arlen, Leo Robin, and Dorothy Fields -- Arlen, Ira Gershwin, and A Star Is Born -- Arlen, Truman Capote, and House of Flowers -- Arlen Sings and Plays: Recordings and Performances of the 1950s and 60s -- A Late Style? Arlen, Dory Langdon, and Martin Charnin-and Harold Arlen -- Singing the Arlen Songbook. |
| Abstract | "Arlen's inventiveness as a songwriter made him a favorite of composers like André Previn and Stephen Sondheim. His experience as arranger, singer and pianist in the 1920s contributed to a distinctive richness of harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, and textural detail in his songs. Yet in interviews Arlen always stressed that a lyricist is the composer's "best friend"; together they work to achieve a "happy wedding" of music and words. Although like all standards Arlen's songs change constantly as they are interpreted by performers, this study will treat them in part as stable works whose formal, harmonic, and melodic features can be closely analyzed. This chapter closes with a discussion of two key elements of Arlen's musical identity-his formative years as the son of a prominent Jewish cantor in Buffalo, and his early, close association with Black musicians in New York"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024000929 |
| ISBN | 9780197503270 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |