| Contents |
Verse: on orchestrators and orchestration -- Refrain: men of notes (and a few women, too) -- The Dreyfus system -- Twelve major orchestrators. Russell Bennett ; Ralph Burns ; Robert "Red" Ginzler ; Hershy Kay ; Irwin "Irv" Kostal ; Philip J. Lang ; Sid Ramin ; Ted Royal ; Eddie Sauter ; Hans Spialek ; Don Walker ; Larry Wilcox -- Ghosts and other helpers -- Valued members of the music department. Roger Adams ; Franz Allers ; Jack Andrews ; David Baker ; Jay Blackton ; Pembroke Davenport ; Buster Davis ; Frederick Dvonch ; Lehman Engel ; Marion Evans ; Dorothea Freitag ; Joe Glover ; Max Goberman ; Herbert Greene ; Hal Hastings ; Luther Henderson ; Peter Howard ; Elliot Lawrence ; Stanley Lebowsky ; Hugh Martin ; Jack Mason ; Peter Matz ; John Morris ; Robert H. Noeltner ; Walter Paul ; Mathilde Pincus ; Donald Pippin ; Genevieve Pitot ; Trude Rittman ; Milton Rosenstock ; Menotti Salta ; William Stegmeyer ; Jim Tyler ; Betty Walberg -- Assessing orchestrators -- Bridge: The art of orchestration -- From song to stage -- The arrangement -- Overture -- Meet the colors -- Then comes the orchestrator -- The orchestration -- Putting it together -- Sweeney in the pit with Steve -- Final refrain: What's the score? -- About the listings -- The listings -- Additional shows by other orchestrators -- Coda -- Chronology. |
| Abstract |
This is the first book ever written about the unsung stars of the Broadway musical whose work is so vital to each show's success. The book examines the careers of Broadway's major orchestrators and follows the song as it travels from the composer's piano to the orchestra pit. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008005333 |
| ISBN | 9780195309478 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195309472 (alk. paper) |
