The Sound of Broadway Music : A Book of Orchestrators and Orchestrations

Broadway's top orchestrators - Robert Russell Bennett, Don Walker, Philip J. Lang, Jonathan Tunick - are names well known to musical theatre fans, but few people understand precisely what the orchestrator does. The Sound of Broadway Music is the first book ever written about these 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. Steven Suskin has meticulously tracked down thousands of original orchestral scores, piecing together enigmatic notes and notations with long-forgotten documents and current interviews with dozens of composers, producers, conductors and arrangers. The information is separated into three main parts: a biographical section which gives a sense of the life and world of twelve major theatre orchestrators, as well as incorporating briefer sections on another thirty arrangers and conductors; a lively discussion of the art of orchestration, written for musical theatre enthusiasts (including those who do not read music); a biographical section which gives a sense of the life and world of twelve major theatre orchestrators, as well as incorporating briefer sections on another thirty arrangers and conductors; and an impressive show-by-show listing of more than seven hundred musicals, in many cases including a song-by-song listing of precisely who orchestrated what along with relevant comments from people involved with the productions. Stocked with intriguing facts and juicy anecdotes, many of which have never before appeared in print, The Sound of Broadway Music brings fascinating and often surprising new insight into the world of musical theatre. CONTENTS......Page 8 VERSE: On Orchestrators and Orchestration......Page 12 Section I. The Dreyfus System......Page 20 Russell Bennett......Page 33 Ralph Burns......Page 42 Robert “Red” Ginzler......Page 50 Hershy Kay......Page 57 Irwin “Irv” Kostal......Page 64 Philip J. Lang......Page 76 Sid Ramin......Page 81 Ted Royal......Page 88 Eddie Sauter......Page 94 Hans Spialek......Page 96 Don Walker......Page 108 Larry Wilcox......Page 124 Section III. Ghosts and Other Helpers......Page 125 Section IV. Valued Members of the Music Department......Page 136 Franz Allers......Page 137 Jack Andrews......Page 138 David Baker......Page 139 Jay Blackton......Page 140 Pembroke Davenport......Page 141 Buster Davis......Page 142 Frederick Dvonch......Page 144 Lehman Engel......Page 145 Marion Evans......Page 146 Joe Glover......Page 147 Max Goberman......Page 149 Herbert Greene......Page 150 Hal Hastings......Page 151 Luther Henderson......Page 152 Peter Howard......Page 153 Elliot Lawrence......Page 154 Stanley Lebowsky......Page 155 Hugh Martin......Page 156 Jack Mason......Page 157 Peter Matz......Page 158 John Morris......Page 159 Walter Paul......Page 160 Mathilde Pincus......Page 161 Donald Pippin......Page 162 Genevieve Pitot......Page 163 Trude Rittman......Page 164 Milton Rosenstock......Page 165 William Stegmeyer......Page 166 Jim Tyler......Page 167 Betty Walberg......Page 168 Section V. Assessing Orchestrators......Page 169 Section I. From Song to Stage......Page 182 Section II. The Arrangement......Page 187 Section III. Overture......Page 211 Section IV. Meet the Colors......Page 221 Section V. Then Comes the Orchestrator......Page 243 Section VI. The Orchestration......Page 259 Section VII. Putting It Together......Page 269 Section VIII. Sweeney in the Pit with Steve......Page 290 Section I. About the Listings......Page 300 Section II. The Listings......Page 323 Section III. Additional Shows by Other Orchestrators......Page 593 Section I. Chronology......Page 618 Section II. Acknowledgments......Page 636 Section III. Sources and Bibliography......Page 643 A......Page 648 B......Page 649 C......Page 651 D......Page 653 F......Page 654 G......Page 655 H......Page 657 K......Page 659 L......Page 660 M......Page 662 O......Page 664 P......Page 665 R......Page 666 S......Page 667 T......Page 670 W......Page 671 Z......Page 673 The Sound Of Broadway Music 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. Verse : On Orchestrators And Orchestration -- Refrain : Men Of Notes (and A Few Women, Too) -- Section I. The Dreyfus System -- Section Ii. 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 -- Section Iii. Ghosts And Other Helpers -- Section Iv. 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 -- Section V. Assessing Orchestrators -- Bridge : The Art Of Orchestration -- Section I. From Song To Stage -- Section Ii. The Arrangement -- Section Iii. Overture -- Section Iv. Meet The Colors -- Section V. Then Comes The Orchestrator -- Section Vi. The Orchestration -- Section Vii. Putting It Together -- Section Viii. Sweeney In The Pit With Steve -- Final Refrain: What's The Score? -- Section I. About The Listings -- Section Ii. The Listings -- Section Iii. Additional Shows By Other Orchestrators -- Coda -- Section I. Chronology -- Section Ii. Acknowledgements -- Section Iii. Sources And Bibliography -- Index. Steven Suskin.. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Verse : on orchestrators and orchestration Refrain : men of notes (and a few women, too) Section I. The Dreyfus system Section II. Twelve major orchestrators: Russell Bennett ; Ralph Burns ; Robert Ginzler ; Hershy Kay ; Irv Kostal ; Phil Lang ; Sid Ramin ; Ted Royal ; Eddie Sauter ; Hans Spialek ; Don Walker ; Larry Wilcox Section III. Ghosts and other helpers Section IV. 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 ; Bill Stegmeyer ; Jim Tyler ; Betty Walberg Section V. Comparative orchestrators : Bridte : The art of orchestration: Section I. From song to stage ; Section II. The arrangement ; Section III. Overture ; Section IV. Meet the colors ; Section V. And then comes the orchestrator ; Section VI. The orchestration ; Section VII. Putting it together ; Section VIII. "Sweeney in the pit with Steve" Final refrain: "What's the score: Section I. About the listings ; Section II. The listings ; Section III. Additional shows by other orchestrators Coda: Chronology ; Acknowledgements ; Sources and bibliography ; Index. Verse: On Orchestrators and Orchestration. Refrain: Men of Notes (And a Few Women, Too). I. The Dreyfus System. II. Twelve Major Orchestrators. III. Ghosts and Other Helpers. IV. Valued Members of the Music Department. V. Comparative Orchestrators. Bridge: The Art of Orchestration. VI. From Song to Stage. VII. The Arrangement. VIII. Overture. IX. Meet the Colors. X. And Then Comes the Orchestrator. XI. The Orchestration. XII. Putting it Together. XIII. "Sweeney in the Pit with Steve". Final Refrain: What's the Score?. XIV. About the Listings. XV. The Listings. XVI. Additional Shows b The Sound of Broadway Music is the first book ever written about the virtually anonymous world of theatrical orchestrators and arrangers. Stocked with intriguing facts and juicy anecdotes, most of which have part never before appeared in print, The Sound of Broadway Music brings fascinating and sometimes surprising new insight into the world of musical theatre