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The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin by Linda Emmet (2001, Hardcover)

Gathered together in one volume for the first time: all of the incomparable song lyrics of Irving Berlin, whose career and work are the most important and all-encompassing in the history of American popular music. Berlin came from a poor immigrant family and began his career as a singing waiter, but by the time he was nineteen he was publishing his songs and quickly found fame with "Alexander's Ragtime Band" in 1911. In the extraordinary six decades that followed, Berlin wrote one popular hit after another: "Blue Skies," "Always," "Cheek to Cheek," "White Christmas," "God Bless America," "There's No Business Like Show Business," and many, many more. He also wrote a number of the classics of musical theater's Golden Age, climaxing with Annie Get Your Gun . He penned three Astaire and Rogers films-- Top Hat , Carefree , and Follow the Fleet --as well as the scores of Holiday Inn , Easter Parade , and other movies. The breadth of his accomplishments is staggering. Berlin's entire oeuvre is here--the lyrics of more than 1,200 songs (400 of which have never before appeared in print), along with anecdotal, historical, and musicological commentary and dozens of photographs. This beautiful volume is an invaluable contribution to the understanding and enjoyment of popular music in our time.

Book Title
Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin
Author
Linda Emmet
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Instruction & Study / Songwriting, Printed Music / General, Printed Music / Musicals, Film & TV, Lyrics, American / General, Individual Composer & Musician
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Music, Poetry
Number of Pages
560 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Ml54.6.B464k55 2000
Reviews
"Just how complete? Try 1,200-plus songs from the grand old man of Tin Pan Alley. Sure, there's 'God Bless America,' but this late-in-life lyric may strike a chord too: 'Let's stroll down memory lane again/Where there's a brighter view/Till this crazy world is sane again/And the sun come shining through.'" - Entertainment Weekly "Irving Berlin is American music." - Jerome Kern
Copyright Date
2000
Lccn
00-062890
Dewey Decimal
782.42164/0268
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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