{"product_id":"9780190467364","title":"Arlen and Harburg's Over the Rainbow","description":"\"Over the Rainbow\" exploded into worldwide fame upon its performance by Judy Garland in the MGM film musical \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz \u003c\/em\u003e(1939). Voted the greatest song of the twentieth century in a 2000 survey, it is a masterful, delicate balance of sophistication and child-like simplicity in which composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. \"Yip\" Harburg poignantly captured the hope and anxiety harbored by Dorothy's character.  In \u003cem\u003eArlen and Harburg's Over the Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e, author Walter Frisch traces the history of this song from its inception during the development of\u003cem\u003e The Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e's screenplay, to its various reinterpretations over the course of the twentieth century. Through analysis of the song's music and lyrics, this\u003cem\u003e Oxford Keynotes\u003c\/em\u003e volume provides a close reading of the piece while examining the evolution of its meaning as it traversed widely varying cultural contexts. From its adoption as a jazz standard by generations of pianists, to its contribution to Judy Garland's role as a gay icon, to its reemergence as a chart-topping recording by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, \"Over the Rainbow\" continues to engage audiences and performers alike in surprising ways. Featuring a companion website with audio and video supplements, this book leaves no path unexplored as it succeeds in capturing the extent of this song's impact on the world.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163520745712,"sku":"9780190467364","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780190467364_p0.jpg?v=1763659289","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780190467364","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}