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Listening for America - Inside the Great American Songbook from Gershwin to Sondheim (Hardcover)
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Listening for America - Inside the Great American Songbook from Gershwin to Sondheim (Hardcover)
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Few people in recent memory have dedicated themselves as devotedly
to the story of twentieth- century American music as Rob Kapilow,
the composer, conductor, and host of the hit NPR music radio
program, What Makes It Great? Now, in Listening for America, he
turns his keen ear to the Great American Songbook, bringing many of
our favorite classics to life through the songs and stories of
eight of the twentieth century's most treasured American
composers-Kern, Porter, Gershwin, Arlen, Berlin, Rodgers,
Bernstein, and Sondheim. Hardly confi ning himself to celebrating
what makes these catchy melodies so unforgettable, Kapilow delves
deeply into how issues of race, immigration, sexuality, and
appropriation intertwine in masterpieces like Show Boat and West
Side Story. A book not just about musical theater but about America
itself, Listening for America is equally for the devotee, the
singer, the music student, or for anyone intrigued by how popular
music has shaped the larger culture, and promises to be the ideal
gift book for years to come.
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