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Sondheim on Music
Minor Details and Major Decisions
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2010
Summary
Stephen Sondheim is widely regarded as the most important composer and lyricist of musical theater in the second half of the 20th century. Celebrating his 80th birthday, this new edition of Sondheim on Music finds him in these guided interviews expounding in great depth and detail on his craft. As a natural teacher, thoughtful and opinionated, Sondheim discusses the art of musical composition, lyric writing, the collaborative process of musical theater, and how he thinks about his own work.
Where the first edition focused particularly on six shows—Passion, Assassins, Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, and Pacific Overtures—this second edition presents a new chapter that discusses Sondheim's entire career. Several shows that were not discussed previously are explored here, including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Merrily We Roll Along, Company, Follies, Anyone Can Whistle, and A Little Night Music, as well as thoughts about the recent film adaptation of Sweeney Todd. The book also features an entire chapter on Bounce: the previous incarnation of his latest musical, Road Show. In addition to Sondheim's list of "Songs I Wish I'd Written," the songlisting and discography has been greatly expanded and updated to include all works composed and recorded over the last six years.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-4437-7
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-7437-4
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
568
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Contents No access
Preface to the Second Edition No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Chapter 01. Passion No access
Chapter 02. Assassins No access
Chapter 03. Into the Woods No access
Chapter 04. Sunday in the Park with George No access
Chapter 05. Interlude No access
Chapter 06. Sweeney Todd No access
Chapter 07. Pacific Overtures No access
Chapter 08. Finale No access
Chapter 09. Bounce (pre–Road Show) No access
Chapter 10. Encore No access
Part II: SONGS I WISH I’D WRITTEN (AT LEAST IN PART) No access Pages 245 - 254
Explanatory Notes No access
Song Listing No access
Primary Sondheim Recordings No access
Music Acknowledgments No access
Index No access Pages 555 - 566
About the Author No access Pages 567 - 568
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