Chapter 11

CW11.2 – Sondheim and Hammerstein

• Rich, Frank. “Conversations with Sondheim.” The New York Times Magazine. March 12, 2000.
• Steven Sondheim Reference Guide
• Official website of Rogers and Hammerstein
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CW11.3 – Vaudeville

• For more on Vaudeville, see: American Masters: About Vaudeville
• See these historical clips of Vaudeville acts from 1898-1910
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CW11.4 – Tin Pan Alley: Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin

• Tin Pan Alley

• https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/08/archives/song-makers-and-sellers-the-life-and-death-of-tin-pan-alley-the.html

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• Irving Berlin

• https://www.songhall.org/profile/Irving_Berlin

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• Cole Porter

• https://www.songhall.org/profile/Cole_Porter

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• George Gershwin

• http://gershwin.com/george/

• https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/george-gershwin-about-the-composer/65/

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CW11.5 – Paul Robeson

• Biography
• NY Times obituary, Jan. 24, 1976
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CW11.6 – Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) is one of the great American composers, performers, and educators. He was equally comfortable composing for symphony, ballet, or theater.

• https://leonardbernstein.com/about

• http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/leonard-bernstein-reaching-for-the-note/489/

• https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/leonard-bernstein-jerome-robbins-and-the-road-to-west-side-story

• See also, this documentary on the 1984 recording session of West Side Story with Leonard Bernstein, conducting
• Library of Congress webcast: “Bernstein Meets Broadway, Race, the Blues and On the Town” (talk begins after introductions at 7:50)
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CW11.7 – Hamilton

• From The New Yorker
• All about the Hamiltons: A new musical brings the Founding Fathers back to life—with a lot of hip-hop
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• Here is information about the PBS documentary, Hamilton’s America. Your university or college may be able to access the entire film
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• General Information

• https://hamiltonmusical.com.au/about/

• https://hamiltonmusical.fandom.com/wiki/Hamilton

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• Fact Checking, NPR

• https://vpm.org/news/articles/14772/fact-checking-hamilton-the-musical

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