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Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater
Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater
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From patriotic God Bless America to wistful White Christmas, Irving Berlin's songs have long accompanied Americans as they fall in love, go to war, and come home for the holidays. Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater is the first book to fully consider this songwriter's immeasurable
influence on the American stage. Award-winning music historian Jeffrey Magee chronicles Berlin's legendary theatrical career, providing a rich background to some of the great composer's most enduring songs, from There's No Business Like Show Business to Puttin' on the Ritz. Magee shows how
Berlin's early experience singing for pennies made an impression on the young man, who kept hold of that sensibility throughout his career and transformed it into one of the defining attributes of Broadway shows. Magee also looks at darker aspects of Berlin's life, examining the anti-Semitism that
Berlin faced and his struggle with depression. Informative, provocative, and full of colorful details, this book will delight song and theater aficionados alike as well as anyone interested in the story of a man whose life and work expressed so well the American dream.
Author: Jeffrey Magee
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/06/2012
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780195398267
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/15/2012 pg. 107
Choice 10/01/2012
influence on the American stage. Award-winning music historian Jeffrey Magee chronicles Berlin's legendary theatrical career, providing a rich background to some of the great composer's most enduring songs, from There's No Business Like Show Business to Puttin' on the Ritz. Magee shows how
Berlin's early experience singing for pennies made an impression on the young man, who kept hold of that sensibility throughout his career and transformed it into one of the defining attributes of Broadway shows. Magee also looks at darker aspects of Berlin's life, examining the anti-Semitism that
Berlin faced and his struggle with depression. Informative, provocative, and full of colorful details, this book will delight song and theater aficionados alike as well as anyone interested in the story of a man whose life and work expressed so well the American dream.
Author: Jeffrey Magee
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/06/2012
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780195398267
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/15/2012 pg. 107
Choice 10/01/2012
About the Author
Jeffrey Magee is Professor of Music and Theater at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and author of The Uncrowned King of Swing, winner of the Irving Lowens Award from the Society for American Music.
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