The Great Song Thesaurus

The Great Song Thesaurus
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Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 798
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Book Synopsis The Great Song Thesaurus by : Roger Lax

Download or read book The Great Song Thesaurus written by Roger Lax and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique reference covers every aspect of the literature of popular songs from the 16th century to 1987. Compiling 11,000 songs from the English-Speaking world, The Great Song Thesaurus, Second Edition, Updated and Expanded provides pertinent information about each entry - including year of popularity, the composer, lyricist, record sales, Hit Parade and air ranking, and the names of artists who recorded the 'Top Hit' songs since 1940 - and indexes these song titles by subject, key word, key lyric line and category. Completely cross-referenced throughout, information associated with each song is easily accessible in any of the book's ten parts.


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