American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950

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Alec Wilder Robert awlins (Professor of Music Theory, Professor of Music Theory, Rowan University)

American Popular Song

The Great Innovators, 1900-1950

Alec Wilder, Robert awlins (Professor of Music Theory, Professor of Music Theory, Rowan University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
19 May 2022

Jazz; Musicals; Easy listening, MOR music

"""Wonderful""--The New York Times. ""Provocative, opinionated, and never dull""--Down Beat. ""A singular book.""--Studs Terkel.

When it was first published, Alec Wilder's American Popular Song quickly became a classic and today it remains essential reading for countless musicians, lovers of American Song, and fans of Alec Wilder. Now, in a 50th anniversary edition, popular music scholar Robert Rawlins brings the book fully up-to-date for the 21st century. Whereas previous editions featured only piano scores, the format has been changed to lead sheet notation with lyrics, making it accessible to a wider readership. Rawlins has also added more than sixty music examples to help complete the chapter on Irving Berlin.

One of the most fascinating features of the original edition was Wilder's inventive use of language, often revealing his strong and sometimes irreverent opinions. Wilder's prose remains relatively unaltered, but footnotes have been provided that clarify, elucidate, and even correct. Moreover, a new chapter has been added, discussing fifty-three songs by numerous composers that Wilder might have well included but was not able to. Songs by Ann Ronnell, Fats Waller, Jule Styne and many others are capped off with an examination of ten of Wilder's own songs."

By: Alec Wilder
Edited by: Robert awlins (Professor of Music Theory Professor of Music Theory Rowan University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 157mm, Width: 239mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780190939953
ISBN 10: 0190939958
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 19 May 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Robert Rawlins is Professor of Music Theory at Rowan University. A professional woodwind player for more than four decades, Rawlins has performed extensively in pit orchestras, stage shows, and jazz ensembles. He is the author of numerous publications on jazz and popular music, including Jazzology (with Nor Eddine Bahha, 2005) and Tunes of the Twenties (2016). Alec Wilder was the composer of such songs as ""I'll Be Around,"" ""It's So Peaceful in the Country,"" and ""While We're Young,"" as well as theater and film scores and chamber music."