Poets of Tin Pan Alley

The classic book that first listened to the lyrics of Tin Pan Alley masters like Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and the Gershwins, The Poets of Tin Pan Alley by Philip Furia is expanded and reimagined for a new generation with the collaboration of Furia's longtime collaborator, Laurie J. Patterson.

List of contents

• Preface


• 1. Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah Love: Alley Standards


• 2. After the Ball: Early Alley


• 3. Ragged Meter Man: Irving Berlin


• 4. Ragged and Funny: Lyricists of the 1920s


• 5. Funny Valentine: Lorenz Hart


• 6. 'S Wonderful: Ira Gershwin


• 7. The Tinpantithesis of Poetry: Cole Porter


• 8. Conventional Dithers: Oscar Hammerstein


• 9. Paper Moons: Howard Dietz and Yip Harburg


• 10. Fine Romances: Dorothy Fields and Leo Robin


• 11. Hip, Hooray, and Ballyhoo: Hollywood Lyricists


• 12. Swingy Harlem Tunes: Jazz Lyricists


• 13. Midnight Sun: Johnny Mercer


• 14. Call Me Irresponsible: Sammy Cahn


• 15. The Great American Songbook


• Notes


• Acknowledgments


• Index

About the author

Philip Furia was Professor of English and American Studies at the University of North Carolina - Wilmington. He was the author of several other books on the relationship between American poetry and music.

Laurie J. Patterson has co-written three books, including this one, with Phil Furia. The two, together, researched the music and poetry of Tin Pan Alley for over two decades with Laurie joining the writing team in 2010.

Summary

The classic book that first listened to the lyrics of Tin Pan Alley masters like Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and the Gershwins, The Poets of Tin Pan Alley by Philip Furia is expanded and reimagined for a new generation with the collaboration of Furia's longtime collaborator, Laurie J. Patterson.

Additional text

The first scholarly study of the lyrics of Tin Pan Alley, placing these texts in the sweep of American literature, analyzing not only their overall poetic style but individual variations as well....Invaluable.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Furia, Philip (Professor Emeritus of English Furia, Furia Philip, Laurie J. Patterson, Patterson Laurie J.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9780190906474
• ISBN: 978-0-19-090647-4
• No. of pages: 736
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Sheet music; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Printed Music / Mixed Collections, MUSIC / Recording & Reproduction, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, Theatre Studies, Music reviews & criticism, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Music reviews and criticism, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres, Musical scores, lyrics & libretti, Music of film and stage, Musical scores, lyrics and libretti