The Resource Something wonderful : Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution, Todd S. Purdum
Something wonderful : Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution, Todd S. Purdum
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The item Something wonderful : Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution, Todd S. Purdum represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hamilton-Wenham Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Something wonderful : Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution, Todd S. Purdum represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hamilton-Wenham Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "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]"--Amazon.com
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Prologue: All they cared about was the show
- The sentimentalist
- A quality of yearning
- Away we go
- Bustin' out
- So far
- Enchanted evening
- Parallel wives
- Catastrophic success
- Beyond Broadway
- Auf wiedersehen
- Walking alone
- Epilogue: Bloom and grow forever
- Isbn
- 9781627798341
- Label
- Something wonderful : Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution
- Title
- Something wonderful
- Title remainder
- Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution
- Statement of responsibility
- Todd S. Purdum
- Subject
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- Composers -- United States -- Biography
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
- Librettists -- United States -- Biography
- MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Broadway & Musicals
- Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
- Musicals -- United States -- History and criticism
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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]"--Amazon.com
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Purdum, Todd S
- Dewey number
-
- 792.0973
- 782.14
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
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- PN2221
- ML410.R6315
- LC item number
-
- .P87 2018
- P87 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Rodgers, Richard
- Hammerstein, Oscar
- Composers
- Librettists
- Musicals
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals
- PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Broadway & Musicals
- Label
- Something wonderful : Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution, Todd S. Purdum
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-352) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: All they cared about was the show -- The sentimentalist -- A quality of yearning -- Away we go -- Bustin' out -- So far -- Enchanted evening -- Parallel wives -- Catastrophic success -- Beyond Broadway -- Auf wiedersehen -- Walking alone -- Epilogue: Bloom and grow forever
- Control code
- ocn985072859
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781627798341
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)985072859
- Label
- Something wonderful : Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution, Todd S. Purdum
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-352) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: All they cared about was the show -- The sentimentalist -- A quality of yearning -- Away we go -- Bustin' out -- So far -- Enchanted evening -- Parallel wives -- Catastrophic success -- Beyond Broadway -- Auf wiedersehen -- Walking alone -- Epilogue: Bloom and grow forever
- Control code
- ocn985072859
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781627798341
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)985072859
Subject
- Composers -- United States -- Biography
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
- Librettists -- United States -- Biography
- MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Broadway & Musicals
- Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
- Musicals -- United States -- History and criticism
- Biographies
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