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PublisherScarecrow Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100810844370

ISBN-139780810844377

eBay Product ID (ePID)2351842

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Book TitleSondheim on Music : Minor Details and Major Decisions

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGenres & Styles / Musicals, Printed Music / Musicals, Film & TV, Reference, Composers & Musicians, Individual Composer & Musician

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorMark Eden Horowitz

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight0 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-010564

Reviews...any with a curiosity about the musical theatre of the past half century or a passing interest in the creative process behind it will find gems here....The real meat of the book is in free-ranging discussions of Sondheim's choices, tastes, and reflections on music and theatre throughout and beyond his own career. I started to fold the edges of pages that had something juicy on them...and soon found I was folding nearly every page., Sondheim may be a brilliant subject, but the well-prepared interviewer, Mark Eden Horowitz, is himself smart, probing, and refreshingly self-effacing. All of which makes this book essential reading for those with any interest in musical theatre., In these remarkable dialogues Mark Horowitz has elicited cogent, illuminating insights into the creative process from Stephen Sondheim, the ever-astonishing titan of the musical stage.

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal782.1/4092

SynopsisThis is primarily a transcript of a series of interviews with Stephen Sondheim, focusing on his work as a composer. During the interviews, he and the author look through Sondheim's manuscripts and sketches and discuss the creative process. The discussions focus on six shows: Passion, Assassins, Into the Wood, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd and Pacific Overtures but every Sondheim score comes up in conversation. Among the topics discussed are how Sondheim approaches characters and dramatic moments, how motif s and thematic material are created and used, how harmony, melody and rhythm reflect character, the structuring of a score, the use of pastiche and the practical aspects of collaboration. Wish I'd Written, his reasons behind some of those choices and the messages he received from composers and lyricists whose songs were included on the list. An extensive song listing and a discography follow which attempt to list every commercial recording of a Sondheim song and provide publishing information with vocal ranges., Sondheim on Music compiles a series of interviews the author conducted with Stephen Sondheim as they pored over Sondheim's manuscripts and sketches and discussed the creative process. Focusing primarily on six shows, Passion, Assassins, Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, and Pacific Overtures, Sondheim talks about his approaches to musicalizing characters and dramatic moments; how motifs and thematic material are created and used; how musical components like harmony, melody, and rhythm reflect character; the structuring of a score; the use of pastiche; and the practical aspects of collaboration. In addition, the book includes Sondheim's list of _Songs I wish I'd Written,_ his reasons behind some of those choices, and the messages he received from composers and lyricists whose songs were included on the list. An exhaustive Songlisting and a Discography follow, cataloging commercial recordings of Sondheim songs, vocal ranges, and publishing information for his songs and scores., Sondheim on Music is primarily a transcript of a series of interviews with Stephen Sondheim, focusing on his work as a composer. During the interviews, he and the author look through Sondheim's manuscripts and sketches and discuss the creative process. The discussions focus on six shows: Passion, Assassins, Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, and Pacific Overtures, but every Sondheim score comes up in conversation. Among the topics discussed, are how Sondheim approaches musicalizing characters and dramatic moments, how motifs and thematic material are created and used, how harmony, melody, and rhythm reflect character, the structuring of a score, the use of pastiche, and the practical aspects of collaboration.

LC Classification NumberML410.S6872A5 2002