A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs (Jewish

A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs (Jewish Encounters Series)
- brand New Copyright 2009, First Edition, First Print
Part of the Jewish Encounter series

In A Fine Romance, David Lehman looks at the formation of the American songbookâ€”the timeless numbers that became jazz standards, iconic love songs, and sound tracks to famous moviesâ€”and explores the extraordinary fact that this songbook was written almost exclusively by Jews.

An acclaimed poet, editor, and cultural critic, David Lehman hears America singingâ€”with a Yiddish accent. He guides us through America in the golden age of song, when â€œEmbraceable You,â€ â€œWhite Christmas,â€ â€œEaster Parade,â€ â€œBewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,â€ â€œCanâ€™t Help Lovinâ€™ Dat Man,â€ â€œMy Romance,â€ â€œCheek to Cheek,â€ â€œStormy Weather,â€ and countless others became nothing less than the American sound track. The stories behind these songs, the shows from which many of them came, and the shows from which many of them came, and the composers and lyricists who wrote them give voice to a specifically American saga of love, longing, assimilation, and transformation.

Lehmanâ€™s analytical skills, wit, and exuberance infuse this book with an energy and a tone like no other: at once sharply observant, personally searching, and attuned to the songs that all of us love. He helps us understand how natural it should be that Wizard of Oz composer Harold Arlen was the son of a cantor who incorporated â€œOver the Rainbowâ€ into his Sabbath liturgy, and why Cole Porterâ€”the rare non-Jew in this pantheon of musicians who wrote these classic songs shaped America even as America was shaping them.
Country USA
Manufacturer Schocken
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2009-10-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780805242508

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Schocken
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2009-10-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780805242508

A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs (Jewish Encounters Series)

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