Selected lyrics
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Author
Contributions
- Kimball, Robert. - Contributor
Publication
2006 - Library of America, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
44,500 words, Guess
Page Count
178 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL21632192M
- ISBN-139781931082945
- ISBN-101931082944
- OCLC Control Number63164997
- OCLC Control Numberselectedlyrics00cole
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006040809
- Goodreads14387
- LibraryThing978502
Classifications
- DDC782.1/40268
- LCCML54.6.P7 K56 2006
Description
"Cole Porter possessed to a singular degree the art of expressing depth through apparent frivolity. The effervescent wit and technical bravura of his songs are matched by their unguarded revelations of feeling. Of the masters of 20th-century American songwriting, Porter was one of the few who wrote both music and lyrics, and, even in the absence of his melodies, his words distill an unmistakable mixture of poignancy and wit that marks him as a genius of light verse. Selected from over eight hundred songs, here are Porter's finest flights of invention, lyrics that are an indelible part of 20th-century culture: "Let's Do It," "Love for Sale," "I Get a Kick Out of You," "Anything Goes," "In the Still of the Night," "I Concentrate on You," and dozens more."--Jacket.
Subjects
Genres
- Excerpts
- Texts.
- Librettos.
Series Statement
- American poets project -- 21.
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