Don't sing a nocturne just yet.: Archive

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Oct 31st

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“After reading Finishing the Hat, I felt as if I had taken a master class in how...”

– Paul Simon (Finishing the Hat by Stephen Sondheim « Knopf Doubleday)

Oct 31st

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Oct 30th

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Composer Stephen Sondheim Talks About His Process... →

These profiles just get better and better.

Oct 30th

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An excerpt from Stephen Sondheim’s “Finishing The... →

Oct 29th

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Oct 29th

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Oct 29th

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Paul Simon reviews "Finishing the Hat" →

Oct 28th

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Oct 27th

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BBC Radio 4 Programmes - Book of the Week, The Fry... →

Stephen Fry has a curious encounter with Stephen Sondheim (audio available for 7 days)

Oct 27th

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Oct 27th

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“A lyric exists in time and unlike poetry you can’t go over it at your own...”

– Stephen Sondheim

Oct 27th

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“Walker’s papers are at the Library of Congress; there are two notes from...”

– The Sondheim Review, on Anyone Can Whistle orchestrator Don Walker

Oct 26th

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“To me, a native New Yorker, “dawn” rhymes with “lawn”...”

– Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat

Oct 26th

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“Merrily We Roll Along (1981), the last of the shows examined here, is relatively...”

– The Spectator’s review of Finishing the Hat (via emmasteele)

Oct 25th

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Oct 25th

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Sondheim Fans’ Delight, ‘Evening Primrose’ on DVD... →

Oct 25th

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Oct 24th

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Stephen Sondheim Wanted to Be First to Make a... →

Oct 24th

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Oct 23rd

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“At a time when the Broadway musical had gone bland and British, Sondheim was...”

– Art Isn’t Easy

Oct 22nd

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Oct 22nd

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‘Finishing the Hat,’ Sondheim’s Lyrics and Notes -... →

Though it brims with vibrant reminiscence and a love of craft, “Finishing” is not at heart sentimental. Still, there is one moment in this relentlessly self-critical account of the necessary choices and rejections involved in songwriting that made my eyes brim. That was when Mr. Sondheim was discussing “The Road You Didn’t Take,” a solo from “Follies” performed by Benjamin Stone, a wildly...

Oct 22nd

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Oct 22nd

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It's called what's your choice, it's called count...

mrlovett: You should burn them every now and then, or you’ll never grow

Oct 21st

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BBC Radio 4 Programmes - Front Row, Stephen... →

Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who celebrated his 80th birthday this year, reflects on his career, in conversation with Mark Lawson, in a programme recorded at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Oct 21st

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“Listeners today have even lazier ears than those of my generation: pop music has...”

– Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat

Oct 20th

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Beyond the hills of tomorrow are skies more...

mrlovett: Behold! Begin! There are worlds to win! May we come to trust the dreams we must fulfill

Oct 19th

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Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention...

Would anyone have serious objections to my posting extracts/quotes from Finishing the Hat? While I’m (understandably) very excited about receiving my copy, I know that not everyone will have one at hand and I wouldn’t want to spoil anyone’s future enjoyment through lack of restraint. Please do let me know!

Oct 19th

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