In his short life, the Virginia-born John Treville Latouche (1914-56) made a profound mark on America's musical theater as a lyricist, book writer, and librettist. His signature achievements include theatrical works with composers Earl Robinson, Vernon Duke, Duke Ellington, Jerome Moross, and Leonard Bernstein.
In his short life, the Virginia-born John Treville Latouche (1914-56) made a profound mark on America's musical theater as a lyricist, book writer, and librettist. His signature achievements include theatrical works with composers Earl Robinson, Vernon Duke, Duke Ellington, Jerome Moross, and Leonard Bernstein.
Howard Pollack is John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Music at the University of Houston, where he has taught since 1987. He is the author of six books, including biographies of Walter Piston, John Alden Carpenter, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, and Marc Blitzstein. He has received three Deems Taylor Awards and an ARSC Award for Excellence for his publications as well as two Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities among other grants and fellowships. Pollack's articles and reviews have appeared in numerous journals and encyclopedias. He also has lectured at colleges and arts organizations in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, the Czech Republic, England, Germany, Mexico, and across the United States, and has appeared in both German and American film documentaries and on such American radio shows as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, the Voice of America, and Fresh Air as well as on British, Australian, and New Zealand radio.
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Contents Introduction 1. John Latouche and His Family 2. The Young Writer 3. The Boy Wonder of Broadway 4. The Little Friends 5. Ballads for Americans 6. New Friends 7. Radio and Patriotic Work, 1940-1945 8. Cabin in the Sky 9. Banjo Eyes 10. The Lady Comes Across 11. To the Congo and Into the Navy 12. Rhapsody 13. Polonaise 14. Beggar's Holiday 15. Film Work 16. Ballet Ballads 17. More Fables 18. The Golden Apple 19. Touche's Salon 20. The Vamp 21. Candide 22. Late Work 23. The Ballad of Baby Doe 24. The Death and Legacy of a Renaissance Man
Contents Introduction 1. John Latouche and His Family 2. The Young Writer 3. The Boy Wonder of Broadway 4. The Little Friends 5. Ballads for Americans 6. New Friends 7. Radio and Patriotic Work, 1940-1945 8. Cabin in the Sky 9. Banjo Eyes 10. The Lady Comes Across 11. To the Congo and Into the Navy 12. Rhapsody 13. Polonaise 14. Beggar's Holiday 15. Film Work 16. Ballet Ballads 17. More Fables 18. The Golden Apple 19. Touche's Salon 20. The Vamp 21. Candide 22. Late Work 23. The Ballad of Baby Doe 24. The Death and Legacy of a Renaissance Man
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