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245 10 a| Somewhere for me :b| a biography of Richard Rodgers /c| Meryle Secrest.;

250 a| First edition.;

260 a| New York :b| Alfred A. Knopf :b| Distributed by Random House,c| 2001.;

300 a| xv, 457 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-436) and index.;

505 0 a| Blue room -- Only make believe -- "My funny Valentine" -- "War is war" -- "We'll have Manhattan" -- "My heart stood still" -- "He's a winner" -- "With a song in my heart" -- "Where's that rainbow?" -- "Little girl blue" -- "The night boat to Albania" -- "Nobody's heart" -- "Many a new day" -- "Allegro" -- "So far" -- "The man I used to be" -- "The sky falls down" -- Looking straight ahead -- The key to the curtain.;

520 a| No American composer has been more widely celebrated, nor so consistently misunderstood as Richard Rodgers. Although he was one of America's most brilliant and prolific composers, whose credits include more than 900 published songs, 40 Broadway musicals and numerous films, Rodgers is widely believed to be the almost stolid opposite of who he really was. The author shows us for the first time his complex nature and the inspiration for his art. Looking intensely at Rodger's unparalleled career, the author follows his close and fruitful working relationship with Lorenz Hart, a collaboration that resulted in more than thirty musicals but was ultimately undone by Hart's alcoholism. Moving on to Rodger's second collaborator, Secrest records the triumphs with the gifted and more stable Oscar Hammerstein, including Carousel, South Pacific and The King and I, along with many more. Rodgers' personal life is explored, as well. The author writes about the composer's childhood, and how, from an early age, he used music to escape. And she explores Rodgers' own battle with alcohol, as well as the deep tensions in his 49-year marriage to Dorothy Feiner. Somewhere for Me is both a vivid portrait of American musical theatre, and an illuminating examination of one of its greatest artists.;

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Somewhere for me : a biography of Richard Rodgers / Meryle Secrest.

Author/creator	Secrest, Meryle
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2001.
Description	xv, 457 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Composers--United States. --Biography.

Contents	Blue room -- Only make believe -- "My funny Valentine" -- "War is war" -- "We'll have Manhattan" -- "My heart stood still" -- "He's a winner" -- "With a song in my heart" -- "Where's that rainbow?" -- "Little girl blue" -- "The night boat to Albania" -- "Nobody's heart" -- "Many a new day" -- "Allegro" -- "So far" -- "The man I used to be" -- "The sky falls down" -- Looking straight ahead -- The key to the curtain.
Abstract	No American composer has been more widely celebrated, nor so consistently misunderstood as Richard Rodgers. Although he was one of America's most brilliant and prolific composers, whose credits include more than 900 published songs, 40 Broadway musicals and numerous films, Rodgers is widely believed to be the almost stolid opposite of who he really was. The author shows us for the first time his complex nature and the inspiration for his art. Looking intensely at Rodger's unparalleled career, the author follows his close and fruitful working relationship with Lorenz Hart, a collaboration that resulted in more than thirty musicals but was ultimately undone by Hart's alcoholism. Moving on to Rodger's second collaborator, Secrest records the triumphs with the gifted and more stable Oscar Hammerstein, including Carousel, South Pacific and The King and I, along with many more. Rodgers' personal life is explored, as well. The author writes about the composer's childhood, and how, from an early age, he used music to escape. And she explores Rodgers' own battle with alcohol, as well as the deep tensions in his 49-year marriage to Dorothy Feiner. Somewhere for Me is both a vivid portrait of American musical theatre, and an illuminating examination of one of its greatest artists.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-436) and index.
LCCN	2001029873
ISBN	0375401644 (alk. paper)

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