Sing Us One of the Old Songs: A Guide to Popular Song, 1860-1920

ISBN-13: 9780198166573 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 864 str.

Michael Kilgarriff

Opis

Michael Kilgarriff--for thirty years a music hall chairman, producer, and musical director--has compiled a wealth of information on popular song in Britain during the 60 years from 1860 to 1920, comprehensively cross-indexed under performer, lyricist, composer, and year. This invaluable and long-awaited addition to the Music Hall literature is unrivalled in its magnitude and unique in its scope.

Recenzje

the general soundness and sobriety of his scholarship seem beyond dispute. He cites an impressive array of sources, and, even more importantly, he draws on a lifetime's experience.../ For the specialists and Old Time activists whom he sees as his primary audience, his book will be invaluable./ John Gross, TLS, 05/02/99.

O autorze

Michael Kilgarriff is an actor, musician, writer. He performs regularly as Music Hall Chairman of the Players' Theatre, London; he has worked for BBC television and radio in a variety of roles (both as actor and writer) and has also appeared in both pantomimes and more serious stage work.