{"product_id":"9781631490293","title":"Listening for America: Inside the Great American Songbook from Gershwin to Sondheim","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist • The Marfield Prize [National Award for Arts Writing]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Not since the late Leonard Bernstein has classical music had a combination salesman-teacher as irresistible as Kapilow.” —\u003cem\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew people in recent memory have dedicated themselves as devotedly to the story of twentieth- century American music as Rob Kapilow, the composer, conductor, and host of the hit NPR music radio program, \u003cem\u003eWhat Makes It Great?\u003c\/em\u003e Now, in \u003cem\u003eListening for America\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 century’s most treasured American composers—Kern, Porter, Gershwin, Arlen, Berlin, Rodgers, Bernstein, and Sondheim. Hardly confi ning 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 \u003cem\u003eShow Boat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/em\u003e. A book not just about musical theater but about America itself, \u003cem\u003eListening for America\u003c\/em\u003e is equally for the devotee, the singer, the music student, or for anyone intrigued by how popular music has shaped the larger culture, and promises to be the ideal gift book for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032068997360,"sku":"9781631490293","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781631490293_p0.jpg?v=1763672097","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781631490293","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}