Listening for America Audiobook Libro.fm

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Few people in recent memory have dedicated themselves as devotedly to the story of twentiethcentury American music as Rob Kapilow the composer conductor and host of the hit NPR music radio program What Makes It Great Now in Listening for America he turns his keen ear to the Great American Songbook bringing many of our favorite classics to life through the songs and stories of eight of the twentieth centurys most treasured American composersKern Porter Gershwin Arlen Berlin Rodgers Bernstein and Sondheim Hardly confining himself to celebrating what makes these catchy melodies so unforgettable Kapilow delves deeply into how issues of race immigration sexuality and appropriation intertwine in masterpieces like Show Boat and West Side Story A book not just about musical theater but about America itself Listening for America is equally for the devotee the singer the music student or for anyone intrigued by how popular music has shaped the larger culture