| Early Broadway Sheet Music: A Comprehensive Listing of Published Music from Broadway and Other Stage Shows, 1843-1918 Contributor(s): Stubblebine, Donald J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786447052 ISBN-13: 9780786447053 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 Annotation: This work, a companion to Broadway Sheet Music: A Comprehensive Listing of Published Music from Broadway and Other Stage Shows, 1918 through 1993 (1996, $75), provides information about sheet music published over the 75-year period from June 1, 1843, to May 31, 1918--the early days of modern American theatre. It covers all sheet music published from all Broadway productions--plus music from local shows, minstrel shows, night club acts, vaudeville acts, touring companies, and shows on the road that never made it to Broadway. Also included are all the major musicals from Chicago, which rivaled Broadway in original productions during that period. Each piece of sheet music has been assigned a number by the author, and the following information is given: production title (as listed on sheet music cover), year the production officially opened or tour began, name of the theatre (applicable only to New York produ |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Musicals - Performing Arts | Theater - Broadway & Musicals - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes |
| Dewey: 016.782 |
| LCCN: 2001044930 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work, a companion to the author's Broadway Sheet Music: A Comprehensive Listing of Published Music from Broadway and Other Stage Shows, 1918 through 1993 (McFarland 1996), provides information about all sheet music published (1843-1918) from all Broadway productions--plus music from local shows, minstrel shows, night club acts, vaudeville acts, touring companies, and shows on the road that never made it to Broadway--and all the major musicals from Chicago. |