Great American Songbook - Part 4
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The Great American Songbook, also known as “American Standards," is the canon of the most important and influential American songs from the early and mid-20th century. They include the most popular and enduring melodies from the 1910s to the 1950s that were created primarily for Broadway musical productions and Hollywood musical films. The Songbook comprises standards by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Victor Young, Richard Rodgers (above left), Harold Arlen (above right), Frank Loesser, and many others.
Part IV of this five-part series will focus on songs composed and recorded during the 1940’s, including such great numbers as Jule Styne’s “It’s Magic," Richard Rodgers’ “If I Loved You." Harold Arlen’s “That Old Black Magic," and Jimmy Van Heusen’s “Swinging on a Star." We will have an opportunity to watch and listen to vocalists and arrangers both past and present interpret these timeless melodies and examine how their placement within the context of a musical show or film added to their historical significance and made them truly unforgettable.
Part IV of this five-part series will focus on songs composed and recorded during the 1940’s, including such great numbers as Jule Styne’s “It’s Magic," Richard Rodgers’ “If I Loved You." Harold Arlen’s “That Old Black Magic," and Jimmy Van Heusen’s “Swinging on a Star." We will have an opportunity to watch and listen to vocalists and arrangers both past and present interpret these timeless melodies and examine how their placement within the context of a musical show or film added to their historical significance and made them truly unforgettable.
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