Sondheim & Lloyd-Webber: The New Musical

by Stephen Citron

Book Overview

The New York Times called Stephen Sondheim "the greatest and perhaps best known artist in the American musical theater," while two months earlier, the same paper referred to his contemporary, Andrew Lloyd-Webber as "the most commercially successful composer in history." Whatever their individual achievements might be, it is agreed by most critics that these two colossi have dominated world musical theater for the last quarter century and hold the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195096010
• ISBN13: 9780195096019
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Amazing

The book helped me greatly with a paper I had to write. Very interesting insight into the two great's minds!

A must have for any fan

I found the book fascinating, as it is filled with interesting details and tidbits about these two men and their shows. It is especially useful because it focuses on the music, often showing musical examples and shedding light on things like melodic teeming and form. The other two reviews stated that Lloyd Webber's name was misspelled. Apparently, they didn't read carefully enough because it explains the reasoning for this deliberate decision is because when Lloyd Webber was knighted he chose to hyphenate his name. The book tends to favor Sondheim, but is full of interesting information about both of them and each of their shows. I can't promise that is 100% free of factual errors, but it is still a must have for anyone looking for in-depth information on these two great men.