Love life : a vaudeville in two parts / book by Alan Jay Lerner ; music and lyrics by Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner ; edited by Joel Galand ; piano reduction created by John Baxindine.
| Author/creator | Weill, Kurt composer, lyricist. |
| Other author | Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986, librettist, lyricist. |
| Other author | Galand, Joel, editor. |
| Other author | Baxindine, John, 1978- arranger of music. |
| Format | Musical Score |
| Edition | Vocal score. |
| Publication | [New York] : Kurt Weill Music, [2024] |
| Distribution | [Milwaukee, Wisconsin] : Exclusively distributed by Hal Leonard, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 1 vocal score (381 pages) ; 31 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Love life. Vocal score |
| Portion of title | Vaudeville in two parts |
| Contents | Part one -- Act I : The magician -- Opening -- Sketch i : "The Cooper family" (Mayville, spring 1791) -- Who is Samuel Cooper? -- Here I'll stay -- Act II : Eight men -- Progress -- Sketch ii : "The farewell" (Mayville, April 1821) -- I remember it well -- Green-up time -- Green-up polka -- Green-up time (ending) -- I remember it well (reprise) -- Act III : Quartette -- Economics -- Susan's dream -- Sketch iii : "The new baby" (bedroom of the Cooper house, September 1857) -- After "Susan's dream" -- End of bedroom scene -- Act IV : The three tots and a woman -- Mother's getting nervous -- Mother's getting nervous (foxtrot) -- Sketch iv : "My kind of night" (back porch / living room of the Cooper house, 1894) -- My kind of night -- Women's club blues -- My kind of night (reprise) -- Act V : Hobo -- Love song -- Sketch v : "The cruise" (main dining room of an ocean liner, 1920s) -- I'm your man -- After "I'm your man" -- Dance arrangements for ship's combo -- You understand me so -- Part one ending ("I'm your man" - reprise) -- Entr'acte -- Part two -- Act I : Madrigal singers -- Ho, Billy O! -- Sketch i : "Radio night" (living room of the Coopers' New York apartment, 1948) -- Act II : The locker room boys' -- The locker room -- Sketch ii : "Farewell again" (bedroom of the Coopers' apartment) -- I remember it well (reprise) -- Is it him or is it me? -- Act III : The all-American puppet ballet -- Punch and Judy get a divorce -- Sketch iii : "A hotel room" -- This is the life -- Act IV : "The illusion minstrel show" -- The minstrel show. Here I'll stay (reprise) ; Introduction ; Minstrel parade ; Madame Zuzu ; Taking no chance -- Mr. right -- Finale -- Exit music -- Appendix -- Part one, act V -- Progress (reprise) with soft shoe. |
| General note | This vocal score conveys the music and lyrics from the critical edition of Love Life edited by Joel Galand and published as part of the Kurt Weill Edition. |
| General note | Introduction and synopsis in English. |
| Language | English lyrics. |
| Genre/form | Revues. |
| Genre/form | Musicals. |
| Genre/form | Vocal scores. |
| ISBN | 9798350152821 |
| UPC | 196288326465 |
| Publisher number | KWM 02 Kurt Weill Music |
| Publisher number | HL 49047597 Hal Leonard |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Item at the bindery | M1503.W419 L68 2024 | Item at the bindery | Want This? |