Bibliograph

The great song thesaurus, Roger Lax, Frederick Smith

Type

Label

The great song thesaurus, Roger Lax, Frederick Smith

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The great song thesaurus

Nature of contents

indexesdiscographies

Oclc number

18588306

Responsibility statement

Roger Lax, Frederick Smith

Summary

"This edition: chronicles the popular song from 1558 to the present; Furnishes 100 to 150 new songs listings for each year from 1980-1987; Allows recall, through a new key lyric line index, of 3,025 song titles; Compiles vast popular song information for those in radio, television, and advertising; Covers a vast range of songs--from liturgical hymns to disco, folk songs, and lieder; from sea chanteys to commercial jingles, theme songs, and award winners; lists 11,000 song titles with lyricists, composers, dates of popularity, and pertinent facts; Gives featured songs from 865 musical theatre scores and from 1,441 musical and non-musical films, television, and radio programs; Indexes 6, 163 contributing lyricists and composers; Provides a listing of 2,300 song titles by subject, key word, and category; Catalogues songs by year of popularity; Cross-references information by 10 different avenues of access; Cites record sales, Hit Parade and air play rankings, and recording artists associated with 'hit' songs"--Jacket

Table Of Contents

The greatest songs -- The award winners -- Themes, trademarks, and signatures -- Elegant plagiarisms -- Song titles -- British song titles -- Lyricists and composers -- American and British theatre, film, radio, and television -- Thesaurus of song titles by subject, key word, and category -- Lyric key lines

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Contributor