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Noel & Cole - The Sophisticates (Book) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephen Citron
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 805120
Media: Paperback
Edition: Softcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0634093029
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.140922
UPC: 073999595550
EAN: 9780634093029
ASIN: 0634093029
Publication Date: March 30, 2005
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Product Description
First time in Paperback! Noel Coward and Cole Porter's fascinating lives celebrated.
Fresh on the heels of the popular motion picture based on Cole Porter's life called De-Lovely, Noel and Cole presents a fresh and often surpr
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Quite surprising! January 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Another gift to my dad for Xmas and he was entertained with the stories and the lyrics. He didn't know about Noel...so we both learned something new. A very well-written and entertaining book.
Parallel lives, winning presentation January 14, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Cole Porter and Noel Coward were, in many ways, the colossi of music and the theater during their era. And despite their different backgrounds, they had more than a few things in common. A parallel biography of the two men, and parallel analysis of their work, just makes sense. Stephen Citron has pulled it off admirably.The book is arranged chronologically, and chapters alternate between the two men. Their lives frequently intersect and intertwine, but the still-significant differences between the two don't get lost. Citron is not only a skilled biographer. He also has an insightful eye for drama and music. His analysis of selected Porter and Coward songs, occupying the last sixty or so pages of the book, should be a handy reference and guide to the work of both men.
Classy, Insightful -- A First-Rate Dual Bio! October 28, 1998
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book not only takes a fresh and thoroughly readable look at two extraordinary lives -- it also includes some excellent assessments of their songs. I've read most everything published on these two men and found this book worthwhile and highly enjoyable. If only all composer bios were so intelligently handled!
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