{"product_id":"arlen-and-harburgs-over-the-rainbow-9780190467333","title":"Arlen and Harburg's Over the Rainbow","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Walter Frisch\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Genres \u0026amp; Styles - Musicals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47969266630807,"sku":"9780190467333","price":9281.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780190467333.webp?v=1782921119","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/arlen-and-harburgs-over-the-rainbow-9780190467333","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}