Yip Harburg : Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist /

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Known as "Broadway's social conscience," E.Y. Harburg (1896-1981) wrote the lyrics to the standards, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," "April in Paris," and "It's Only a Paper Moon," as well as all of the songs in The Wizard of Oz - including "O...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alonso, Harriet Hyman
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Harburg, E. Y. > (Edgar Yipsel), > 1896-1981.
Lyricists.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > Broadway & Musical Revue.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Musicals, Film & TV.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Musicals.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
Paroliers > États-Unis > Biographies.
Lyricists > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Biography
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Known as "Broadway's social conscience," E.Y. Harburg (1896-1981) wrote the lyrics to the standards, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," "April in Paris," and "It's Only a Paper Moon," as well as all of the songs in The Wizard of Oz - including "Over the Rainbow." Harburg always included a strong social and political component to his work, fighting racism, poverty, and war. Interweaving close to fifty interviews (most of them previously unpublished), over forty lyrics, and a number of Harburg's poems, the author enables Harburg to talk about his own life and work.
Physical Description:1 online resource (332 pages).
ISBN:9780819571243

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