The German cabaret legacy in American popular music / William Farina
- Author
- Farina, William, 1955-
- Published
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2013.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
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- Contents
- Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I: Berlin via Paris; 1. Le Belle Époque and Überbrettl; 2. The Great American Cultural Invasion; 3. Kurt Weill and Die Dreigroschenoper; 4. Lotte Lenya, Future Tony Award Winner; 5. The Long, Strange Journey of Marlene Dietrich; 6. Hollaender, Spoliansky and Their Doomed Associates; 7. Christopher Isherwood, Reporting from Berlin; 8. Total Collapse of the Moral Universe; 9. A Field Day for the Neue Sachlichkeit; 10. Josef von Sternberg Captures It All on Film; Part II: Amerika and Beyond; 11From the Kurfürstendamm to Broadway. and 12. Kabarett Helps to Win the War13. The Resurrection of Mahagonny; 14. Louis Armstrong Connects the Dots; 15. Bacharach and David Redefine the Brill Building; 16. Cabaret on Stage and Film; 17. The British Importation of Kleinkunst; 18. Singer-Songwriters Become Bankable; 19. Adoption by the Alternative Scene; 20. A Turbulent New Century Begins; Conclusion; English Glossary of German and French Terminology; Chapter Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.
- Summary
- "The stylistic remnants of cabaret music from Weimar-era Germany are all around us. During the 20th century, its most prominent American exponents were Germans. Their words and music continue to be heard and exert widespread influence. Major songwriters and African-American artists have been prolific and sympathetic interpreters of it. Today, German cabaret tradition remains strong"--Provided by publisher
- Subject(s)
- 1900-1999
- Popular music—United States—History and criticism
- Music—Germany—20th century—History and criticism
- Music—United States—German influences
- Musique populaire—États-Unis—Histoire et critique
- Musique—États-Unis—Influence allemande
- MUSIC—Genres & Styles—Pop Vocal
- Music
- Music—German influences
- Popular music
- Germany
- United States
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781476601489 (electronic bk.)
1476601488 (electronic bk.)
9780786468638
0786468637 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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