ISBN: 9780306811340

Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was sixteen when he formed his famous partnership with Lorenz Hart. The ensuing years of toil and disappointment nearly convinced the young composer to abandon… Mehr…

Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was sixteen when he formed his famous partnership with Lorenz Hart. The ensuing years of toil and disappointment nearly convinced the young composer to abandon the theater for the security of a salesman''s job in the clothing industry, but the overnight success of The Garrick Gaieties in 1925 determined his career. Ultimately, Rodgers wrote the scores for over forty Broadway musicals and collaborated with two of the world''s greatest lyricists, the brilliantly talented but tormented Hart, and the sturdier but equally inspired Oscar Hammerstein II. These partnerships contributed a tremendous legacy to the musical theater, including Babes in Arms, On Your Toes, Pal Joey, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music . Musical Stages is more than the inside story behind Rodgers''s prodigious successes; it is an honest, astute meditation on the influences and people who encouraged him. Filled with revealing glimpses of celebrities and packed with Broadway and Hollywood anecdotes, it also contains fascinating passages on the art of lyric writing and composing, and insights into the troubles and triumphs of collaboration. Through his songs Richard Rodgers has given pleasure to millions of people; Musical Stages is one more gift in that tradition. | Musical Stages by Richard Rodgers Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Music & Movies & Performing Arts > Theatre Arts P10122, Richard Rodgers<

ISBN: 9780306811340

Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was sixteen when he formed his famous partnership with Lorenz Hart. The ensuing years of toil and disappointment nearly convinced the young composer to abandon… Mehr…

Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was sixteen when he formed his famous partnership with Lorenz Hart. The ensuing years of toil and disappointment nearly convinced the young composer to abandon the theater for the security of a salesman's job in the clothing industry, but the overnight success of The Garrick Gaieties in 1925 determined his career. Ultimately, Rodgers wrote the scores for over forty Broadway musicals and collaborated with two of the world's greatest lyricists, the brilliantly talented but tormented Hart, and the sturdier but equally inspired Oscar Hammerstein II. These partnerships contributed a tremendous legacy to the musical theater, including Babes in Arms, On Your Toes, Pal Joey, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music . Musical Stages is more than the inside story behind Rodgers's prodigious successes; it is an honest, astute meditation on the influences and people who encouraged him. Filled with revealing glimpses of celebrities and packed with Broadway and Hollywood anecdotes, it also contains fascinating passages on the art of lyric writing and composing, and insights into the troubles and triumphs of collaboration. Through his songs Richard Rodgers has given pleasure to millions of people; Musical Stages is one more gift in that tradition. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Music>Music Hist & Reference>Music Ref, Hachette Books Core >1<

ISBN: 9780306811340

Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was sixteen when he formed his famous partnership with Lorenz Hart. The ensuing years of toil and disappointment nearly convinced the young composer to abandon… Mehr…

Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was sixteen when he formed his famous partnership with Lorenz Hart. The ensuing years of toil and disappointment nearly convinced the young composer to abandon the theater for the security of a salesman's job in the clothing industry, but the overnight success of The Garrick Gaieties in 1925 determined his career. Ultimately, Rodgers wrote the scores for over forty Broadway musicals and collaborated with two of the world's greatest lyricists, the brilliantly talented but tormented Hart, and the sturdier but equally inspired Oscar Hammerstein II. These partnerships contributed a tremendous legacy to the musical theater, including Babes in Arms, On Your Toes, Pal Joey, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music . Musical Stages is more than the inside story behind Rodgers's prodigious successes; it is an honest, astute meditation on the influences and people who encouraged him. Filled with revealing glimpses of celebrities and packed with Broadway and Hollywood anecdotes, it also contains fascinating passages on the art of lyric writing and composing, and insights into the troubles and triumphs of collaboration. Through his songs Richard Rodgers has given pleasure to millions of people; Musical Stages is one more gift in that tradition. Books, [PU: Consultants Bureau, and Kluwer Academic (NY)]<

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[EAN: 9780306811340], Neubuch, [PU: Da Capo Press], RICHARD RODGERS, MUSICAL STAGES: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, DA CAPO PRESS, 0306811340, 2151049474, AUTOBIOGRAPHY: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, BIOGRAPH… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780306811340], Neubuch, [PU: Da Capo Press], RICHARD RODGERS, MUSICAL STAGES: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, DA CAPO PRESS, 0306811340, 2151049474, AUTOBIOGRAPHY: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, BIOGRAPHY: GENERAL, INDIVIDUAL COMPOSERS MUSICIANS, SPECIFIC BANDS GROUPS, MUSICALS, THEATRE, DRAMA, 20TH CENTURY, BIOGRAPHY, COMPOSERS, UNITED STATES, PERFORMING ARTS/DANCE, THE ARTS, BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY / ENTERTAINMENT MUSICIANS - THEATER GENERAL, UNUSED, LIKE NEW, NOT EX-LIBRARY, Marked remainder, 384 pages. A new edition to commemorate the legendary composer's 100th birthday. From Oklahoma! to Carousel , The Sound of Music to The King and I , the sights and sounds of Broadway were dominated by Richard Rodgers for the better part of the twentieth century. "A memoir worthy of one of the great names in the American theater" ( Washington Post ), it's packed with backstage tales of everyone's favorite musicals, and features new material by his daughter Mary Rodgers and distinguished theater critic John Lahr. 520, Books<