Download or read book Cole Porter written by William McBrien and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-05-04 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his life and in his music, Cole Porter was the top—the pinnacle of wit and sophistication. From the 1910s through the ‘50s, from Yale pep rallies through the Broadway triumphs of Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate, he delighted audiences with a glittering torrent of song: “I Get a Kick Out of You.” “Night and Day,” “Love for Sale,” and “Just One of Those Things.” The bright surface of these gems—their catchy melodies and ingenious lyrics—made them instant pop hits. Their more subtle qualities and their musical and emotional depth have made them lasting standards, among the greatest glories of the American songbook. In Cole Porter, William McBrien has thoroughly captured the creator of these songs, whose life was one not only of wealth and privilege but also of tragedy, secrecy, and courage. A prodigal young man, Porter found his aesthetic and emotional anchor in a long, loving, if sexless marriage, while continuing to maintain many discreet affairs with men. In 1937, at the height of his success, he suffered a near-fatal riding accident; his last eighteen years were marked by pain, drugs, and repeated operations on his legs, years of physical agony but unstinting artistic achievement. Here is the book that Porter’s fans have long hoped for—a life that informs the great music and lyrics though illuminating glimpses of the hidden, complicated, private man.
Download or read book The Great Songs of Cole Porter written by Cole Porter and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Lyrics Of Cole Porter written by Robert Kimball and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1992-08-21 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From "Begin the Beguine" to "It's Delovely" to "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "I Get a Kick Out of You", here are the complete lyrics to the much-loved songs of Cole Porter--800 songs meant to be hummed, sung, danced to, and remembered. "A record of (Porter's) artistic development and of the time in which he flourished".--Rhoda Koenig, New York Magazine.
Download or read book All Time Favorite written by Cole Porter and published by Warner Bros Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the songs of one of America's all-time greatest composers, Cole Porter. Titles are: Anything Goes * Begin the Beguine * Don't Fence Me In * Find Me a Primitive Man * I Get a Kick Out of You * Just One of Those Things * Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) * Love for Sale * Night and Day * What Is This Thing Called Love? * You Do Something to Me * You're the Top.
Download or read book The Music of Cole Porter written by Cole Porter and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 19 great songs, including: Anything Goes * Begin the Beguine * Easy to Love * I Get a Kick Out of You.
Download or read book Cole Porter s You Never Know written by Cole Porter and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This romantic musical comedy is set in Paris in 1929. Filled with delightful, witty Cole Porter songs, the story takes place one summer evening in Baron Rommer's elegant penthouse suite at the Hotel Ritz. The baron and his butler switch identities so that the butler can pursue a woman he believes is a lady of a much higher class. It transpires that she is actually a maid in the service of Mme. Baltin, a high society figure who has captured the baron's heart. Her jealous husband and a Baker like actress headlining at the Follies Bergere round out the cast of this door slamming farce with wonderful songs and dancing.
Download or read book The Cole Porter Song Book written by Cole Porter and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words, piano music, and guitar chords for forty songs, with catalog of the composer's musical shows and films.
Download or read book Porter written by Cole Porter and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich textures, sophisticated harmonies and inventive rhythms make these arrangements ideal for hobbyists, advancing students, professional musicians or any Popular Performer. Titles: Another Op'nin', Another Show * Anything Goes * I Get a Kick Out of You * In the Still of the Night * I've Got You Under My Skin * My Heart Belongs to Daddy * Night and Day * So In Love * You're the Top.
Download or read book Simply Porter written by Cole Porter and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simply Porter is a collection of the most famous compositions by Cole Porter. Phrase markings, articulations, fingering and dynamics have been included to aid with interpretation, and a large print size makes the notation easy to read. Titles: * Another Op'nin', Another Show * Anything Goes * Begin the Beguine * Blow, Gabriel, Blow * Don't Fence Me In * Easy to Love * Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye * I Get a Kick Out of You * I Love Paris * I've Got You Under My Skin * In the Still of the Night * It's De-Lovely * Just One of Those Things * Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) * Love for Sale * Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable to Lunch Today) * Night and Day * So in Love.
Download or read book The Circus in Winter written by Cathy Day and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005-07-06 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a half century, a small Indiana town hosts a circus troupe during the off-seasons in linked stories “as graceful as any acrobat’s high-wire act” (San Francisco Chronicle). A Story Prize Finalist From 1884 to 1939, the Great Porter Circus made the unlikely choice to winter in an Indiana town called Lima, a place that feels as classic as Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, and as wondrous as a first trip to the Big Top. In Lima, an elephant can change the course of a man's life—or the manner of his death. Jennie Dixianna entices men with her dazzling Spin of Death and keeps them in line with secrets locked in a cedar box. The lonely wife of the show’s manager has each room of her house painted like a sideshow banner, indulging her desperate passion for a young painter. And a former clown seeks consolation from his loveless marriage in his post-circus job at Clown Alley Cleaners. In this collection of linked stories spanning decades, Cathy Day follows the circus people into their everyday lives and brings the greatest show on earth to the page. “[An] exquisite story collection.” —The Washington Post “Often funny, always graceful, and rich with a mix of historical and imaginative detail.” —Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried “Sublimely imaginative and affecting.” —The Boston Globe
Download or read book Cole Porter Classics written by Cole Porter and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1997-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 15 classic Cole Porter compositions with a recording that includes stylistic performances of the melodies and accompaniment choruses for improvisation. Titles include: All of You * Easy to Love * I Love You * You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To * and more.
Download or read book A Cole Porter Companion written by Don M. Randel and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Balancing sophisticated melodies and irresistible rhythms with lyrics by turns cynical and passionate, Cole Porter sent American song soaring on gossamer wings. Timeless works like "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "At Long Last Love" made him an essential figure in the soundtrack of a century and earned him adoration from generations of music lovers. In A Cole Porter Companion, a parade of performers and scholars offers essays on little-known aspects of the master tunesmith's life and art. Here are Porter's days as a Yale wunderkind and his nights as the exemplar of louche living; the triumph of Kiss Me Kate and shocking failure of You Never Know; and his spinning rhythmic genius and a turkey dinner into "You're the Top" while cultural and economic forces take "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" in unforeseen directions. Other entries explore notes on ongoing Porter scholarship and delve into his formative works, performing career, and long-overlooked contributions to media as varied as film and ballet. Prepared with the cooperation of the Porter archives, A Cole Porter Companion is an invaluable guide for the fans and scholars of this beloved American genius.
Download or read book Nymph Errant written by Cole Porter and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This famous "lost" musical, a hit in London in the thirties and later a triumph for Gertrude Lawrence and Elizabeth Welch, was recently restaged to bravos in London. Its whimsical story follows innocent Evangeline Edwards as she bids farewell to a Swiss finishing school and sets off across Europe and looking for love and adventure. She gets into one scrape after another and is rescued by a series of unsuitable men (a French producer, Russian musician, Austrian nudist, Italian count, Greek magnate, Turkish Pasha and a eunuch all played by the same actor).
Download or read book Cole Porter Classics written by Cole Porter and published by Jazz Improvisation Workshop. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Instrumental Jazz). 15 classic Cole Porter compositions with a recording that includes stylistic performances of the melodies and accompaniment choruses for improvisation. Titles include: All of You * Easy to Love * I Love You * You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To * and more.
Download or read book Cole Porter written by William McBrien and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-05-04 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his life and in his music, Cole Porter was the top—the pinnacle of wit and sophistication. From the 1910s through the ‘50s, from Yale pep rallies through the Broadway triumphs of Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate, he delighted audiences with a glittering torrent of song: “I Get a Kick Out of You.” “Night and Day,” “Love for Sale,” and “Just One of Those Things.” The bright surface of these gems—their catchy melodies and ingenious lyrics—made them instant pop hits. Their more subtle qualities and their musical and emotional depth have made them lasting standards, among the greatest glories of the American songbook. In Cole Porter, William McBrien has thoroughly captured the creator of these songs, whose life was one not only of wealth and privilege but also of tragedy, secrecy, and courage. A prodigal young man, Porter found his aesthetic and emotional anchor in a long, loving, if sexless marriage, while continuing to maintain many discreet affairs with men. In 1937, at the height of his success, he suffered a near-fatal riding accident; his last eighteen years were marked by pain, drugs, and repeated operations on his legs, years of physical agony but unstinting artistic achievement. Here is the book that Porter’s fans have long hoped for—a life that informs the great music and lyrics though illuminating glimpses of the hidden, complicated, private man.
Download or read book Cole Porter Jazz Piano Solos Series Volume 30 written by Brent Edstrom and published by Hal Leonard. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Jazz Piano Solos). Solo arrangements with chord names of 22 selections by this legendary songwriter: Begin the Beguine * Easy to Love (You'd Be So Easy to Love) * Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye * From This Moment On * Get Out of Town * I Get a Kick Out of You * Just One of Those Things * Love for Sale * Night and Day * What Is This Thing Called Love? * You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To * and more.
Download or read book The Cole Porter Song Book written by Cole Porter and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words, piano music, and guitar chords for forty songs, with catalog of the composer's musical shows and films.
