The Almost Unknown Stephen Sondheim: 39 Previously Unpublished Songs from 17 Shows and Films

However, it is safe to say that the songs in this landmark collection are among the least known of Sondheim's creations. The piano/vocal editions were all personally approved by Sondheim.. The "Almost Unknown" in the title of this collection refers to the fact that some of the songs, though never before published, have been recorded, and might be known to the most knowledgeable of Sondheim connoisseurs. This book includes contents by show or film title as well as by song title, an introduction about Sondheim, a preface by the editor, and detailed notes about each work and the show it came from.

"(from THE MAD SHOW) Darling (cut from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG) Don't Laugh (from HOT SPOT) Echo Song (cut from A FUNNY THING HAPPE" according to Hank Powell. Here is the song list: Boom Crunch (cut from INTO THE WOODS) Bounce (from BOUNCE) The Boy From (from THE MAD SHOW) Darling (cut from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG) Don't Laugh (from HOT SPOT) Echo Song (cut from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM) Farewell (cut from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM) First Vaudeville (from the 1998 reading WISE GUYS) Flag Song (cut from ASSASSINS) God (from SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM) A Hero Is Coming (cut from . Excellent! Songs we feared we'd never see. David Seaman Someone thoughtfully above listed the contents so I'll skip that. This volume is a must for scholars as they've read about these cut songs, or seen them in out of print scores ("Rich And Happy" from the firstMerrily) or in scores never published. (Bounce and Road Show are two seperate scores and neither has been commercially published. I have Bounce only because of playing it in Chicago). I haven't seen "The Boy From" since playong "Side By Side By Sondhei. Sondheim's Discards Are Better Than the Published Songs by Many Others Paul MR The songs I have looked at in this collection are all first-rate, superior to those of most other composer-lyricists. It's just that they were dropped because they were not quite right for the show or because of time constraints. Occasionally, they were replaced by a superior song. For example, the first time we saw Into the Woods, we were impressed by Bernadette Peters' rendition of "Boom Crunch." But when the recording came out, it was clear that "The La