Cole Porter Companion / edited by Don M. Randel, Matthew Shaftel and Susan Forscher Weiss.

17 articles on the life and music of the great songwriter Porter. The essays are in four parts: What a Joy to Be Young: From Peru to Paris via Yale and Other Academies -- Porter the Poet and Performer -- Approaches to the Analysis and Criticism of Porter's Works -- Materials for the Study of Cole Porter's Music. With a foreword by William Bolcom, preface, bibliography, and index. A few music examples and black & white photos.

xxii, 370 p.; 24 cm.
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Language: English
ISBN: 0252081587
ISBN13: 9780252081583