The Broadway Sound: The Autobiography and Selected Essays of Robert Russell Bennett

(Part of the Eastman Studies in Music Series)

Bys: Bennett, Estate Of Robert Russell and Ferencz, George J.

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The remarkable career of composer-orchestrator Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981) encompassed a wide variety of both "legitimate" and popular music-making in Hollywood, on Broadway, and for television. Bennett is principally responsible for what is known worldwide as the "Broadway sound" and for greatly elevating the status of the theater orchestrator. He worked alongside Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers, and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1580460828

ISBN13:9781580460828

Release Date:December 2001

Publisher:University of Rochester Press

Length:375 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Broadway & Musicals Music Musical Genres Musicals Performing Arts

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