American popular song : the great innovators, 1900-1950 / Alec Wilder ; edited and with an introduction by James T. Maher.
| Author/creator | Wilder, Alec |
| Other author | Maher, James T., editor, writer of introduction. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, ©1972. |
| Description | xxxix, 536 pages : music ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Author's note -- Introduction / by James T. Maher -- The transition era : 1885 to World War I -- Jerome Kern (1885-1945) -- Irving Berlin (1888- ) -- George Gershwin (1898-1937) -- Richard Rogers [i.e. Rodgers] (1902- ) -- Cole Porter (1892-1964) -- Harold Arlen (1905- ) -- Vincent Youmans (1898-1946) and Arthur Schwartz (1900- ) -- Burton Lane (1912- ), Hugh Martin (1914- ), and Vernon Duke (1903-1969) -- The great craftsmen. Hoagy Carmichael (1899- ) ; Walter Donaldson (1893-1947) ; Harry Warren (1893- ) ; Isham Jones (1894-1956) ; Jimmy McHugh (1894-1969) ; Duke Ellington (1899- ) ; Fred Ahlert (1892-1953) ; Richard Whiting (1891-1938) ; Ray Noble (1907- ) ; John Green (1908- ) ; Rube Bloom (1902- ) ; Jimmy Van Heusen (1913- ) -- Outstanding individual songs : 1920 to 1950 -- List of songs cited. |
| Abstract | Surveys the development of popular music in twentieth-century America highlighting the careers of six outstanding composers. |
| Local note | Little-90816 - $17.50 |
| LCCN | 70159643 |
| ISBN | 0195014456 |
| ISBN | 9780195014457 |
| Stock number | $15.00 |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3551.W54 A5 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |