Lorenz Hart: A Poet on Broadway

by Frederick Nolan

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Lorenz Hart singlehandedly changed the craft of lyric writing. When Larry Hart first met Dick Rodgers in 1919, the commercial song lyric consisted of tired cliches and cloying Victorian sentimentality. Hart changed all that, always avoiding the obvious, aiming for the unexpected phrase that would twang the nerve or touch the heart. Endowed with both a buoyant wit and a tender, almost raw sincerity, Hart brought a poetic complexity to his art, capturing...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195068378

ISBN13:9780195068375

Release Date:October 1994

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:416 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"

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Arts & Literature Arts, Music & Photography Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Composers & Musicians Humor & Entertainment Music Musical Genres Performing Arts

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