Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat [Paperback]

Tim Rice (Author), Andrew Lloyd Webber (Author), Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1993

This work retells in verse and pictures the Old Testament story of Joseph and his coat of many colours.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-9-- The exuberant melodies that made the original Joseph a musical frolic are very acceptably replaced here by Blake's antic watercolors. But even the libretto alone jumps and rolls in a boisterous and irrepressible fashion that might seem like classic rap to those unfamiliar with Webber's music. (There is virtually no punctuation beyond a few commas and question marks.) The text requires a certain amount of sophistication, not only because of the portrayal of Potiphar's adulterous wife but because of its vocabulary (including a French tag or two) and subtlety of characterization. Blake's pictures are distinguished by his usual vivid colors, energetic line, and zany imagination. Wacky anachronisms are a major part of the humor. This spirited rendition should reanimate the Bible for even the most blase, and stimulate more than a few productions of this now-classic musical. --Patricia Dooley, University of Washington, Seattle
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 44 pages
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square (August 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185793119X
• ISBN-13: 978-1857931198
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,928,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent collection, July 27, 2010

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J. Melara (Lindenwold, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a book of sheet music for the show Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The music is set up for a piano soloist. There are no lyrics in the book. It's a lovely score and there is information about the show on the first few pages. It's put together well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Play it all the time!, June 12, 2010

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WAC "very picky" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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These pieces are very easy to play. The only complaint I have is I would like to have many of the pieces a little longer. Some of them are only one page, kind of a shortened version of the original. Other than that, I'm glad I purchased this.

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1.0 out of 5 stars I missed that this was the easy version, March 18, 2010

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Jeanette LaVoy "LaVoix" (Sarasota, FL) - See all my reviews
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my bad - Needed the full score, but I'll find some child to gift this to.