The sound of their music
Subtitle: the story of Rodgers & Hammerstein
By: by Frederick Nolan
Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books; Sales & distribution, Hal Leonard
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York; Milwaukee, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
Subjects: Rodgers, Richard, -- 1902-1979; Hammerstein, Oscar, -- 1895-1960; Composers -- United States -- Biography; Librettists -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: "Musical theater lovers will rejoice at the discovery of this completely rewritten, significantly expanded, illustrated edition of The Sound of Their Music, Frederick Nolan's authoritative biography of Broadway's "dynamic duo" - Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.

Timed to coincide with the centennial year of Richard Rodgers, the book tells the intimate story of the creation of this spectacular pair's most beloved musicals, and the people who took part - including Lorenz Hart, Jerome Kern, Gene Kelly, Julie Andrews and Mary Martin, to name just a few.".

"This expanded edition includes never-before-published material on Rodgers's early career with Lorenz Hart, as well as his later work, and features recollections from such theater legends as Sheldon Harnick, Martin Charnin, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents. A brand new appendix summarizes the continuing importance of Rodgers and Hammerstein's brilliant work, from 1978 up to and including the present year."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-302) and index
Table of contents: title: Away we go!; title: Oscar; title: Dick and Larry; title: About as far as they can go!; title: The South Pacific years; title: Broadway's miracle men; title: Only human; title: So long, farewell; title: Finale; title: Finale ultimo