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Rodgers and Hart. George and Ira Gershwin. Cole Porter. Lerner and Loewe. For most people who've grown up with and shared America's musical heritage, great songs open the floodgates to memories and feelings. Perhaps nowhere is this more profound than in the world of Broadway musicals, with their iconic melodies and memorable lyrics. Revisit the standards, originally written for the stage, that have both delighted and helped mend the broken hearts...
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800L
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English
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Lin-Manuel Miranda brought hip-hop to Broadway with his popular musical Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda introduces readers to this award-winning writer and his creative process. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Broadway hit musical from Tony Award-winning composrer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda. "Hamilton" is the acclaimed new hip-hop musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander Hamilton, the $10 Founding Father who forever changed America with his revolutionary ideas and actions. During his life cut too short, he served as George Washington's chief aide, was the first Treasury Secretary of the United States, a loving husband and father, despised...
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
x, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsilmiles, photographs ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built. [This is a portrait of that creative partnership].
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Publisher
Standing Room Only Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (36 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + chapter selection insert.
Language
English
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A look at how this tune is referred to as the birth of rock 'n' roll history, using an old Western swing-style song and electric guitar licks. Features interviews with Paul Anka, B.B. King, Ron Wood, and many others.
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Isolde Films
Pub. Date
c2008
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2 DVDs (53 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This first volume sets out the story for the rest of the series by charting the origins of popular music and traces it back to the African continent by way of Europe and America. Features music from Lightnin' Hopkins and Duke Ellington.
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