| Leslie Stuart: The Man Who Composed Florodora Contributor(s): Lamb, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415937477 ISBN-13: 9780415937474 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: Leslie Stuart (1864-1928) was a British songwriter best remembered as the composer of the hit show, Florodora. He began writing popular songs as a teenager, first for blackface and vaudeville performers, and eventually for more "legitimate" shows and revues. Florodora (1899), written in collaboration with London's most fashionable librettist, Owen Hall, was a musical-comedy sensation. Its combination of the traditional slow love ballads and waltzes with more rhythmic and long-lined numbers made it a worldwide success. He continued to compose through the first decade of the 20th century, laying the groundwork for the coming innovations in British and American musical theater. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Biography & Autobiography | Music |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Forgotten Stars of the Musical Theater |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.96" W x 8.64" (1.53 lbs) 310 pages |