"Steve Swayne's "How Sondheim Found His Sound" is a fascinating treatment and remarkable analysis of America's greatest playwright in song. His marvelous text goes a long way toward placing Stephen Sondheim among the towering artists of the late twentieth century "--Cornel West, Princeton University "Sondheim's career and "music" have never been so skillfully dissected, examined, and put in context. With its focus on his work as composer, this book is surprising and welcome."--Theodore S. Chapin, President and Executive Director, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization ." . . an intriguing 'biography' of the songwriter's style. . . . Swayne is to be congratulated for taking the study of this unique composer/lyricist into hitherto unnavigated waters."--"Stage Directions" "The research is voluminous, as are the artistry and perceptiveness. Swayne has lived richly within the world of Sondheim's music."--Richard Crawford, author of "America's Musical Life: A History" "Amid the ever-more-crowded bookshelf of writings on Sondheim, Swayne's analysis of Sondheim's development as a composer stands up as a unique and worthy study. . . . For the Sondheim aficionados, there are new ideas and new information, and for others, Swayne's "How Sondheim Found His Sound" will provide an intriguing introduction into the mind of arguably the greatest and most influential living Broadway composer."--"talkinbroadway.com" "What a fascinating book, full of insights large and small. An impressive analysis and summary of Sondheim's many sources of inspiration. All fans of the composer and lovers of Broadway in general will treasure and frequently refer to Swayne's work."--Tom Riis, Joseph Negler Professor of Musicology and Director of the American Music Research Center, University of Colorado Stephen Sondheim has made it clear that he considers himself a "playwright in song." How he arrived at this unique appellation is the subject of "How Sondheim Found His Sound"--an absorbing study of the multitudinous influences on Sondheim's work. Taking Sondheim's own comments and music as a starting point, author Steve Swayne offers a biography of the artist's style, pulling aside the curtain on Sondheim's creative universe to reveal the many influences--from classical music to theater to film--that have established Sondheim as one of the greatest dramatic composers of the twentieth century.
评分
评分
评分
评分
本站所有内容均为互联网搜索引擎提供的公开搜索信息,本站不存储任何数据与内容,任何内容与数据均与本站无关,如有需要请联系相关搜索引擎包括但不限于百度,google,bing,sogou 等
© 2025 book.wenda123.org All Rights Reserved. 图书目录大全 版权所有