Includes biographical information, preface, and chronological background on the shows, films, and songs. The "Almost unknown" in the title of this collection refers tot he fact that some of the songs, though never before published in printed music, have been recorded, and might be known to the most knowledgeable of Sondheim conneoisseurs--Preface. Publisher date from vendor record.
Contents:
Boom crunch (Into the woods (cut)) -- Bounce (Bounce) -- The boy from... (The mad show) -- Darling (Merrily we roll along (cut)) -- Don't laugh (Hot spot) -- Echo song ; Farewell (A funny thing happened on the way to the forum (cut)) -- First vaudeville (Wise guys) -- Flag song (Assassins (cut)) -- God (Sondheim on Sondheim) -- A hero is coming (Anyone can whistle (cut)) -- High life (The unproduced musical, The last resorts) -- The house of Marcus Lycus (A funny thing happened on the way to the forum (cut)) -- I must be dreaming (All that glitters) -- I wish (The unproduced Jim Henson film, Into the woods) -- I wouldn't change a thing (the unproduced musical, The last resorts) -- Invocation (Forget war) (A funny thing happened on the way to the forum (cut)) -- The lame, The halt, and The blind (Anyone can whistle) -- A little house for mama (Wise guys) -- Looks (the unproduced film musical, Singing out loud) -- Love is in the air (A funny thing happened on the way to the forum (cut)) -- Make it through the night (Wise guys) -- My husband the pig (A little night music (cut)) -- My two young men (Wise guys) -- The natives are restless (Anyone can whistle (cut)) -- Next to you (Wise guys) -- The night is the best time of the day -- Night waltz III (A little night music (cut)) -- The one on the left (Sunday in the park with George) -- Pour le sport (from the unproduced musical, The last resorts) -- Prayers (Pacific overtures (cut)) -- Rich and happy (Merrily we roll along (cut)) -- Second midnight (original version) (Into the woods (cut)) -- Singing out loud (from the unproduced film musical, Singing out loud) -- Soldiers and girls (Sunday in the park with George (cut)) -- Thank you for coming (Merrily we roll along (cut)) -- There's always a woman (Anyone can whistle (cut)) -- There's something about a war (A funny thing happened on the way to the forum (cut)) -- Window across the way (A funny thing happened on the way to the forum (cut)).
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