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Subtitled The Broadway Musical from "Show Boat" to Sondheim, Geoffrey Block's book concerns itself with the creative process that made hits out of 14 musical comedies, such as Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady, rather that just interpreting the impact of the finished projects. Block is adept at demonstrating how musical themes are used by the witty composers to tell or buttress the stories in subtle ways; there seem to be as many passages of sheet music recreated in the pages as there are photos. The book leans more heavily on scholarly analysis than others in the genre, but many of the insights and examples are developed here in print for the first time. Especially fascinating are the sections on the development of beloved numbers that went from ideas to hits, such as "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" in Porgy and Bess and "Bianca" in Kiss Me Kate.
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"I can't think of another book, on any subject, in which the author shows such firm control over his materials, in this case scholarly as well as journalistic writing on the Broadway musical, reviews of shows, correspondence, the music itself, and archival materials of various sorts relating to the early stages of creation. Enchanted Evenings is fascinating, original, compelling."--Charles Hamm, Professor Emeritus of Music, Dartmouth College, and author Irving Berlin: 1907-1914
"Enchanted Evenings contributes substantially to the intellectual history of the American musical theater. And those who read Geoffrey Block's book with memories of these works in their ears are sure to experience moments of recognition and joy."--Richard Crawford, School of Music, University of Michigan,
"I can't think of another book, on any subject, in which the author shows such firm control over his materials, in this case scholarly as well as journalistic writing on the Broadway musical, reviews of shows, correspondence, the music itself, and archival materials of various sorts relating to the early stages of creation. Enchanted Evenings is fascinating, original, compelling."--Charles Hamm, Professor Emeritus of Music, Dartmouth College, and author of Irving Berlin: 1907-1914
"Enchanted Evenings contributes substantially to the intellectual history of the American musical theater. And those who read Geoffrey Block's book with memories of these works in their ears are sure to experience moments of recognition and joy."--Richard Crawford, School of Music, University of Michigan
"A trained musicologist, Block...provides wonderful close readings of musical scores that are detailed enough to fascinate Broadway devotees but not so dry that they will fail to enlighten novices. "--Booklist
"A solid and frequently fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a muscial.... [Block's] research is persuasive and his writing vivid.... Enchanted Evenings is indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals than Playbill can provide..."--Steven Bach, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Enchanted Evenings shows how the genre has transformed from the 1920s to the present, with a keen understanding of musical forms and structures and of the evolution of the unique collaborative quartet of librettist, composer, lyricist and director."--American Theatre
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Subtitled The Broadway Musical from "Show Boat" to Sondheim, Geoffrey Block's book concerns itself with the creative process that made hits out of 14 musical comedies, such as Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady, rather that just interpreting the impact of the finished projects. Block is adept at demonstrating how musical themes are used by the witty composers to tell or buttress the stories in subtle ways; there seem to be as many passages of sheet music recreated in the pages as there are photos. The book leans more heavily on scholarly analysis than others in the genre, but many of the insights and examples are developed here in print for the first time. Especially fascinating are the sections on the development of beloved numbers that went from ideas to hits, such as "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" in Porgy and Bess and "Bianca" in Kiss Me Kate.
Review
"I can't think of another book, on any subject, in which the author shows such firm control over his materials, in this case scholarly as well as journalistic writing on the Broadway musical, reviews of shows, correspondence, the music itself, and archival materials of various sorts relating to the early stages of creation. Enchanted Evenings is fascinating, original, compelling."--Charles Hamm, Professor Emeritus of Music, Dartmouth College, and author Irving Berlin: 1907-1914
"Enchanted Evenings contributes substantially to the intellectual history of the American musical theater. And those who read Geoffrey Block's book with memories of these works in their ears are sure to experience moments of recognition and joy."--Richard Crawford, School of Music, University of Michigan,
"I can't think of another book, on any subject, in which the author shows such firm control over his materials, in this case scholarly as well as journalistic writing on the Broadway musical, reviews of shows, correspondence, the music itself, and archival materials of various sorts relating to the early stages of creation. Enchanted Evenings is fascinating, original, compelling."--Charles Hamm, Professor Emeritus of Music, Dartmouth College, and author of Irving Berlin: 1907-1914
"Enchanted Evenings contributes substantially to the intellectual history of the American musical theater. And those who read Geoffrey Block's book with memories of these works in their ears are sure to experience moments of recognition and joy."--Richard Crawford, School of Music, University of Michigan
"A trained musicologist, Block...provides wonderful close readings of musical scores that are detailed enough to fascinate Broadway devotees but not so dry that they will fail to enlighten novices. "--Booklist
"A solid and frequently fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a muscial.... [Block's] research is persuasive and his writing vivid.... Enchanted Evenings is indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals than Playbill can provide..."--Steven Bach, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Enchanted Evenings shows how the genre has transformed from the 1920s to the present, with a keen understanding of musical forms and structures and of the evolution of the unique collaborative quartet of librettist, composer, lyricist and director."--American Theatre
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