Item Detail
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Stubblebine, Donald J.
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Early Broadway sheet music : a comprehensive listing of published music from Broadway and other stage shows, 1843-1918
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Book
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Jefferson, N.C.
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c2002
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McFarland
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viii, 408 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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0786411392; 9780786411399
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Musicals--United State--Bibliography.
Popular music--Bibliography. -
Printed Music; Published Music; Sheet Music; Broadway
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ML 128 .M78 S782 2002
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Stubblebine, Donald J. Early Broadway Sheet Music: A Comprehensive Listing of Published Music from Broadway and Other Stage Shows, 1843-1918. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Co. Inc., 2002.
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The reference book is to be used to learn of the background information about any Broadway sheet music. To provide a complete list of published sheet music relating to American musical productions for a 150 year period.
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Covers sheet music published from the 1840's to 1918. Author chose pieces based on those in his personal collection as well as pieces found in other public and private collections. Seeks to be comprehensive. Each citation includes name of theater first premiered, opening date, number of performances, leading performers list, songs within the show, composer and lyricist, publisher, and brief thematic description.
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Organized alphabetically by titles of the musical stage productions. Under each production, Stubblebine states the name of the theatre, the date of the performances, the number of performances, main performers, the song titles (alphabetically or by groups arranged alphabetically under the names of the different composers), the composers, the lyricist, the publisher, any additional comments, and a description of the cover. A chronological list of productions by name only is in the appendix. There are two indexes, the first of which is a Lyricist and Composer Index and the second of which is a Song and Music Index. Each production was assigned a serial number by which it is identified in the indexes.
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There are multiple points of entry to enable the researcher to locate any item of sheet music by the title, composer, lyricist, and production title. The extensive notes under each stage production enable a greater understanding of the music and the uses it had in American music theatre.Contains images of the original covers of many pieces.
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Music Reference Services Quarterly 6, no. 3 (1998): 78-79.
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BYU Mus Ref
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4384