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Author:   Alec Wilder ,  Robert awlins (Professor of Music Theory, Professor of Music Theory, Rowan University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.930kg
ISBN:  

9780190939946

ISBN 10:   019093994
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   01 April 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Acknowledgements Introduction by Robert Rawlins 1. The Transition Era: 1885 to World War I 2. Jerome Kern (1885-1945) 3. Irving Berlin (1888-1989) 4. George Gershwin (1898-1937) 5. Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) 6. Cole Porter (1891-1964) 7. Harold Arlen (1905-1986) 8. Vincent Youmans (1898-1946) and Arthur Schwartz (1900-1984) 9. Burton Lane (1912- 1997), Hugh Martin (1914-2011), and Vernon Duke (1903-1969) 10. The Great Craftsmen Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981) Walter Donaldson (1893-1947) Harry Warren (1893-1981) Isham Jones (1894-1956) Jimmy McHugh (1894-1969) Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Fred Ahlert (1892-1953) Richard Whiting (1891-1938) Ray Noble (1907-1978) John Green (1908-1989) Rube Bloom (1902-1976) Jimmy Van Heusen (1913-1990) 11. Outstanding Individual Songs: 1920 to 1950 12. Additional Songs and Composers Index

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Robert Rawlins is Professor of Music Theory at Rowan University. A professional woodwind player for more than four decades, Rawlins has performed extensively in pit orchestras, stage shows, and jazz ensembles. He is the author of numerous publications on jazz and popular music, including Jazzology (with Nor Eddine Bahha, 2005) and Tunes of the Twenties (2016). Alec Wilder was the composer of such songs as ""I'll Be Around,"" ""It's So Peaceful in the Country,"" and ""While We're Young,"" as well as theater and film scores and chamber music.

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