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Novel form of the musical The Music ManMeredith Willson wrote the songs and playscript for the classic musical The Music Man When Hollywood came calling the screenplay was written by Marion Hargrove Then came this novelization Willson took Hargrove s screenplay and turned it into a novel telling the story that he invented Willson is an adept novelist He infuses the book with the homey folksiness of his musical play sometimes a bit too verbose in his descriptions but always entertaining He manages to turn most of his song lyrics into readable dialogue In the few instances where character have to sing i. The music man book pdf e the barbershop quartet school board of River City the song lyrics need to be used but Willson skillfully weaves them into his plot That plot is familiar indeed due to the multitudes who have at this point seen the movie a live production of the show or the TV production of it This novelization produced shamelessly as publicity for the 1962 film is filled with production photos lest we forget that Robert Preston and Shirley Jones were the stars There is no reader envisioning the characters here but rather they are all presented to us through the film stills But that doesn t distract from the charm of this book nor from The Music Man itself I was on a quest to read the novelizations of musical films from the early 1960s I have now completed that quest While this was perhaps my least favorite of the five novels I read The Music Man still retains all its charm in this novel The Music Man The Music Man was one of my favourite musical movies when I was a child and by the time I was finished this I had the most ear wormy song from it in my head the Gary Indiana one because naturally I thought of the music It s a fun tale of a con artist who comes to sell a boys band idea to a small town in Indiana set in 1912 There s romance Professor Hill is romancing the town librarian who is also the local music teacher to try and distract her from his con plus there is a youthful romance I ll say nothing about so as to not spoil it mayhem band instruments and of course the wait for the uniforms If you haven t seen the musical and you like them I recommend it even if it is a bit old school given that the musical book was first published in 1958 the novel form in 1962 Some of Willson s songs from his other musicals have become standards he wrote It s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas for example The Music Man This is probably my favorite musical of all time and as a young teenager I acquired the movie novelization of this book which was published in 1962 It s obviously not the top tier of literature but it s a neat little way to get some background on the movie and see things from the stage adaption that didn t carry over to the movie Plus Willson gets to flesh out Harold Hill and Marian Paroo a bit so that s nice The Music Man Perfect example of a book musical from the Golden Age The Music Man While it is mostly the same as the movie there are a couple extra little bits and details here and there that made this book a little extra special The Music Man
I love this libretto That does not mean that I don t see the flaws though Some scenes are unneeded Still great characters well crafted lyrics and great climax lend itself to a recommendation from me The Music Man Found this gem at my local library Complete with photos from the musical film and lyrics to soundtrack songs Brings back memories Posture Ladies Posture The Music Man Con artist Harold Hill comes into River City a small town to sell band uniforms and supposedly train the members of the new band The problem is that once he s gotten local parents to shell out for musical instruments instruction books and uniforms Hill plans to skip town before anyone finds out he can t carry a tune.
The music man setting crossword Librarian and music teacher Marian Paroo is the most difficult for Hill to convince When she sees how her little brother Winthrop becomes excited by the prospect of playing in the band she gives in even though she has researched Hill s claim to a musical background in Gary Indiana and knows it s a lie There are some great songs here and when you re done reading the book you re going to want to see the movie starring Robert Preston who personifies Henry Hill The Music Man shows us what great musical theatre is all about and I think you ll enjoy it The Music Man I m pretty sure my family is mentioned in there Love this story written by an Iowan from Mason City The Music Man This is a slice of the lost Americana of the turn of the century with a dash of humor and deception Fast talking Professor Harold Hill comes into River City a small town to sell band uniforms and supposedly train the members of the new band The problem is that Harold is no musician and plans to make his sales and then skip The problem is that Hill becomes smitten with Marian a prim librarian and piano who sees through him The other problem is that Hill gets personal with the townsfolk and becomes a hero to the children especially Marian s younger brother The other looming problem is that his scheme is falling apart Yes it is schmaltzy but it works The Music Man.
