Music of the Golden Age, 1900-1950 and Beyond: A Guide to Popular Composers and Lyricists

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Arthur L. Iger

Music of the Golden Age, 1900-1950 and Beyond

A Guide to Popular Composers and Lyricists

Arthur L. Iger

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Greenwood Press
30 November 1998

Light orchestral & big band music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

The Golden Age of popular music began prior to World War I with composers and lyricists writing hit songs for Tin Pan Alley, for musical plays, for Vaudeville, and for radio. It blossomed from the 1920s through the early 1950s, defined by a mood and style filled with rhythm and romance and with memorable, melodic, literate music. Although this book focuses on hit songs by major song writers such as Berlin and Gershwin, Kern and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Porter, major collaborators are included as well. Contemporary songwriters, continuing with the style of the Golden Age include Marvin Hamlisch, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Burt Bacharach, and Stevie Wonder. A separate chapter concentrates on celebrities and women of song.

A preface outlining a brief history of American song provides an historical perspective in which to examine the Golden Age of music. Organized alphabetically within chronological periods, this guide to popular music will appeal to scholars and general enthusiasts alike. More than eleven hundred composers and lyricists are included along with the thousands of musical hits they have written spanning from Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood musicals, and through the Big Band era.

By: Arthur L. Iger
Imprint: Greenwood Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 539g
ISBN: 9780313306914
ISBN 10: 0313306915
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 30 November 1998
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Pioneers: Songwriters of Yesterday Prominent Songwriters of The Golden Age Contemporaries: Songwriters of the Golden Age Significant Collaborators and Writers of Hit Songs Celebrities and Women of Song Appendix: Oscar and Grammy Winners Bibliography Index to Songwriters Index to Songs

ARTHUR L. IGER is a retired advertising executive and now adjunct professor of Communication Arts at the New York Institute of Technology, Long Island.

Reviews for Music of the Golden Age, 1900-1950 and Beyond: A Guide to Popular Composers and Lyricists

Iger brings a lifetime of avocational enthusiam to this task, and his mastery of the topic is evident throughout…. there is a certain zest of the aficionado that pervades his small but engrossing compilation, making it a valuable addition to music history collections. * Reference & User Services Quarterly *