Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes
- ISBN-10
- 0679439072
- ISBN-13
- 9780679439073
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 445
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
- Author
- Stephen Sondheim
Description
A treasury of lyrics includes all of the composer's works from "West Side Story" to "Sweeney Todd," and offers a rare glimpse into his creative process and relationships with other legends of the American theater.
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- 2010
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- 1986
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