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Stephen Sondheim: A Life (Paperback)

by Meryle Secrest (Author)
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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; New edition edition (19 Aug 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747544166
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747544166
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 381,210 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Secrest reveals how Sondheim learnt to play the piano at an early age and writes about the effect his parent's divorce had on him when he was 10. She reveals the difficulty he had struggling to gain a foothold in the theatre, attempting to make a living scriptwriting before his Broadway fame and successes. Originally published in 1998.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A fine analysis of the "Country Soul" Music phenomenum, 30 Dec 1999
This book is a fascinating and very worthy analysis of the American Deep South "Country Soul" Music phenomenum. Barney Hoskyns has re-visited and updated his original edition of the book with current status on all of the great Artists and Producers and Record Labels of the genre. It's a really good blend of interviews and analysis mixed with the author's own views on the classic and seminal tracks from the era. I found the introductory chapter somewhat pretentious on first reading and was better rewarded by dipping in to specific entries on particular Artists and Producers. This book is absolutely essential reading for anyone remotely interested in the golden era of 60's Soul Music.
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5.0 out of 5 stars fascinating reading, 12 May 2009
By P. E. Pentelow "musicalfreak" (Plymouth England) - See all my reviews
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It is fascinating to learn the history behind the man.I have always been aware of the strong steak of cynicism running through Sondheim's work,now I know why, with such a mixed up childhood is it any wonder.Nevertheless it has made him into the genius composer that he is today.Undoubtedly the finest writer of musical theatre of this age or,any other, with a depth of feeling that others can only aspire to. This book is quite an eye-opener.
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