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With a preface, biographical sketch, and notes on the songs and shows.
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Stephen M. Silverman
An illustrated celebration of the work and impact of the legendary Stephen Sondheim. It will be organized by work, with sidebars throughout, and packed with interviews with collaborators, mentors, and…
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(Vocal Collection). The most comprehensive, multi-volume collection of Sondheim songs ever published. Each volume has a different contents list. The volumes include songs in original keys, and appropriate transpositions. Each…
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Sondheim Stephen
Rick Pender
The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia is the first reference volume devoted to the works of this prolific composer and lyricist. The encyclopedia’s entries provide readers with detailed information about Sondheim’s work…
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia is the first reference volume devoted to the works of this prolific composer and lyricist. The encyclopedia's entries provide readers with detailed information about Sondheim's work…
Musical Theatre Vocal Solo
Stephen Sondheim
Standards Piano/Vocal/Guitar
(Misc). Previously unpublished incidental music composed for the 1973 Arthur Laurents play The Enclave, which opened in New York City on November 15, 1973. This suite was recorded on the…
Sondheim returns with the second volume of his collected lyrics, giving us another remarkable glimpse into his life’s work–and into his life. He richly annotates his lyrics with personal and…
The complete collected lyrics from the acclaimed Finishing the Hat and Look, I Made a Hat; this box set is essential reading for theater fans or devotees of this living…
The winner of seven Tonys, seven Grammys, an Oscar, and a Pulitzer Prize, Sondheim has become synonymous with the best in musical theater. Finishing the Hat not only collects his…
SWEENEY TODD
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Robert L. McLaughlin
From West Side Story in 1957 to Road Show in 2008, the musicals of Stephen Sondheim and his collaborators have challenged the conventions of American musical theatre. This text places…
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How the preeminent Broadway composer bridged the gap between Rodgers and Hammerstein and postmodernism
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical…
D T Max
A New Yorker writer’s illuminating and deeply personal collection of interviews with the late Stephen Sondheim, conducted in the last years of the artist’s life–conversations that reveal the legendary composer-lyricist…
Robert Giracello
For the last half century, Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim has revolutionized the American musical with his introspective lyric writing and unorthodox song structure. This essay examines the theatrical consistencies of…
Conducted during the last years of the iconic composer's life, a deeply personal collection of interviews highlights the legend's work and his opinions and thoughts on music, movies, family, New…
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Take the first step towards experiencing the fun of playing rock keyboards. This book & CD will guide you through everything you need to know to begin playing rock and…
Musicals/Movies/Kids Piano Solos
(For Classical Players). This collection features intermediate-level arrangements for violin and piano accompaniment in a range flattering to the violin. The music has been edited with added dynamics, articulations and…
(For Classical Players). This collection features intermediate-level arrangements for cello and piano accompaniment in a range flattering to the cello. The music has been edited with added dynamics, articulations and…
(For Classical Players). This collection features intermediate-level arrangements for flute and piano accompaniment in a range flattering to the flute. The music has been edited with added dynamics, articulations and…
(For Classical Players). This collection features intermediate-level arrangements for clarinet and piano accompaniment in a range flattering to the clarinet. The music has been edited with added dynamics, articulations and…
(For Classical Players). This collection features intermediate-level arrangements for trumpet in B-flat and piano accompaniment in a range flattering to the trumpet. The music has been edited with added dynamics…
Marco Franke
Spatestens seit der Verfilmung durch Tim Burton wurde Stephen Sondheims Musical Sweeney Todd auch hierzulande einem breiten Publikum bekannt. 1979 am Broadway uraufgefuhrt, kann das Werk mittlerweile als Klassiker der…
Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection of Critical Essays brings together scholars and critics from a wide variety of literary and theoretical perspectives, this book undertakes to examine all of Sondheim’s…
Stephen Sondheim is arguably the most important writer for the American musical stage today. Yet he has rarely been treated seriously. Bringing together scholars and critics from a wide variety…
Joanne Gordon
Tracing Sondheim’s career from his initial success as lyricist for West Side Story and Gypsy to his most recent work - Into the Woods and Assassins - Joanne Gordon emphasizes…
Thomas Wagner
Die Zuordnung von Eigenschaften wie trivial und unterhaltsam kann durchaus als stereotypisch fur den Umgang mit der Gattung Musical in der wissenschaftlichen Literatur der letzten Jahrzehnte gelten. Das Musical als…
Paul Ford
Pianist Paul Ford looks back on the performances and personalities that defined the American musical theatre in the waning years of the Twentieth Century, including his long professional relationships with…
