The American popular ballad of the golden era, 1924-1950 / Allen Forte.
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1995.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The harmonic language of the popular ballad
- Rhythmic features of the popular ballad
- Melodic design : descriptive categories
- The lyric : its qualities and melodic roles
- Form : nomenclature and templates
- The large-scale view : a primer
- Ballads of Jerome Kern
- Ballads of Irving Berlin
- Ballads of Cole Porter
- Ballads of George Gershwin
- Ballads of Richard Rodgers
- Ballads of Harold Arlen
- Ballads of Richard Whiting, Walter Donaldson, Harry Warren, Jimmy McHugh, Vincent Youmans, Duke Ellington, and Kurt Weill
- Ballads of Hoagy Carmichael, Arthur Schartz, Vernon Duke, John Green, Burton Lane, and Jimmy Van Heusen
- Ballads of Kay Swift, Bernice Petkere, Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse, and Ruth Lowe
- Concluding reflections.