Item Detail
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DeVenney, David P.
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The new Broadway song companion : an annotated guide to musical theatre literature by voice type and song style
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Book
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Rev. ed.
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Lanham, Md.
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2009
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Scarecrow Press
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xiv, 279 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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0810869446 (ebook); 9780810869448 (ebook); 9780810869431 (cloth : alk. paper); 0810869438 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Musicals--Bibliography.
Popular music--Bibliography.
Voice types (Singing)--Handbooks, manuals, etc. -
ML 128 .M78 D48 2009
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DeVenney, David P. The New Broadway Song Companion: An Annotated Guide to Musical Theatre Literature by Voice Type and Song Style. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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A repertoire guide for teachers and students of musical theatre performance. Teachers can use this volume to find repertoire for students based on voice type. Directors and producers can also use it to plan upcoming seasons based on the makeup and relative strengths of casts they have available.
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“Thousands of song titles from over 300 musicals, both early and late, both popular shows and those that were short-lived, from both on- and off-Broadway.”
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Alphabetical by show title, then lists songs in show order. Show entries provide composer name(s), lyricist name(s), and song titles. For each song title, provides performing characters, range, and song style (uptempo waltz, ballad, etc.). Six indexes: Songs for Solo Voices (divided by voice type then song type), Duets, Trios, Quartets and Small Ensembles, Choruses and Company Members, and Composers and Lyricists. Appendix: Publishers’ Addresses and Websites.
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Abraham Myler
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BYU Mus Ref
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3047