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| Author | : William McBrien |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 482 |
| Release | : 2011-05-04 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0307791882 |
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.
| Author | : Cole Porter |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 693 |
| Release | : 2019-11-25 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0300249136 |
The first comprehensive collection of the letters of one of the most successful American songwriters of the twentieth century From Anything Goes to Kiss Me, Kate, Cole Porter left a lasting legacy of iconic songs including "You're the Top," "Love For Sale," and "Night and Day." Yet, alongside his professional success, Porter led an eclectic personal life which featured exuberant parties, scandalous affairs, and chronic health problems. This extensive collection of letters (most of which are published here for the first time) dates from the first decade of the twentieth century to the early 1960s and features correspondence with stars such as Irving Berlin, Ethel Merman, and Orson Welles, as well as his friends and lovers. Cliff Eisen and Dominic McHugh complement these letters with lively commentaries that draw together the loose threads of Porter’s life and highlight the distinctions between Porter’s public and private existence. This book reveals surprising insights into his attitudes toward Hollywood and Broadway, and toward money, love, and dazzling success.
| Author | : Cole Porter |
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| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : Popular music |
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| Author | : Cole Porter |
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| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1977 |
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| Author | : Cole Porter |
| Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008-04 |
| Genre | : Popular music |
| ISBN | : 9780571531097 |
Contains over 30 classic Cole Porter songs in one album featuring such classics as "Another Op'nin", "Another Show", "It's De-Lovely", "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and "Begin the Beguine".
| Author | : Robert Kimball |
| Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
| Total Pages | : 542 |
| Release | : 1992-08-21 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9780306804830 |
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.
| Author | : Cole Porter |
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| Release | : 1977 |
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| Author | : Cole Porter |
| Publisher | : Samuel French, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 84 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Musicals |
| ISBN | : 9780573627859 |
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.
| Author | : Dan Coates |
| Publisher | : Alfred Music Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2007-05 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9780739044957 |
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.
| Author | : Charles Schwartz |
| Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 1979-03-22 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9780306800979 |
In 1933 Irving Berlin wrote to composer-lyricist Cole Porter, ”I am mad about Night and Day.” Millions of others throughout the world have been ”mad about” that Porter gem, as well as dozens of others, including, to name just a few, Begin the Beguine, From This Moment On, It's De-Lovely, Just One of Those Things, Love for Sale, and My Heart Belongs to Daddy. Cole Porter (1891-1964) set new standards for popular song-writing, and his lyrics and melodies are as bright and sophisticated today as when they first dazzled audiences decades ago. Porter's own life matched that of his songs for urbanity, wit, and elegance, and in New York, Hollywood, and on the Continent he was an arbiter of taste and fashion and part of the glamorous international set of the Twenties and Thirties. He numbered among his friends Cary Grant, Noel Coward, Fred Astaire, Ethel Merman, Elsa Maxwell, Fanny Brice, and Monty Woolley, as well as many other stars of stage, screen, or society. Cole Porter: A Biography is a delightfully written and meticulously researched book that takes us from the composer's Indiana childhood to his celebrity days, discussing with exceptional honesty his family and friends, his wife and his many lovers, and above all, his music. Charles Schwartz's account of Cole Porter is the most revealing, comprehensive, and objective biography to date of an extraordinarily talented and fascinating man.
